I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that.

He knew he could always be smart later, if that turned out to be a better strategy. But once you admitted to being smart, there was no going back.

Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.

The author reveals a cultural change that took place when clergy were paid based on a tax on the land's value rather than what it produced. This meant that, while parishioners could suffer through a terrible year, clergy would always have a comfortable one.

Written By Bill Bryson

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