I always find that the more Jewish you are, the more people respect you.
Simon Sebag MontefioreWriting about Jerusalem was very stressful; every word counts.
Simon Sebag MontefioreI don't like sports. I'm not interested in sports. I hate sports.
Simon Sebag MontefioreSaddam Hussein admired, studied, and copied Stalin, the paragon of modern dictators.
Simon Sebag MontefioreHistorical fiction is simply fiction set in the past, and should be judged as such.
Simon Sebag MontefioreIn the new Georgia, Stalin is no longer Georgian. He's a Russian emperor.
Simon Sebag MontefioreUnder Stalin, artists weren't dissidents; all they hoped was to survive and write.
Simon Sebag Montefiore