My first popular book, 'A Brief History of Time,' aroused a great deal of interest, but many found it difficult to understand.

I had not expected 'A Brief History of Time' to be a best seller. It was my first popular book and aroused a great deal of interest. Initially, many people found it difficult to understand. I therefore decided to try to write a new version that would be easier to follow.

You can forgive yourself a great deal.

I like Public Enemy a great deal.

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.