Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and military historian. Read full biography of Caleb Carr →
You want to believe that there's one relationship in life that's beyond betrayal. A relationship that's beyond that kind of hurt. And... →
Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.
I'm still a firm believer that we were definitely put here to use our minds, and that is what makes us different. And that that's the key. If... →
I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many... →
I feel horribly vindicated. Three thousand people died who didn't have to die.
Warfare against civilians must never be answered in kind. Terror must never be answered with terror.
I wanted nothing less than to be a fiction writer when I was a kid. If you had told me I would be an artist or novelist when I grew up, I would have... →
I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain... →
I, like most of my friends, couldn't believe I bought a mountain called Misery Mountain, because it was so appropriate.
I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific... →
I get in trouble when I say things like, 'I'm attracted to violence.' I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely... →
I'm a fairly ascetic person. And I do most of my writing at night. You don't get distracted, your brain goes into what you are writing about... →
Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and military historian.