I think my father had a certain degree of insecurity and need to achieve.

There is a certain degree of 'steampunkishness' that creeps into my books.

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental.

In a memoir, I think, the contract implies a certain degree of truth. I think you have to be as true to your memory and your experience as you possibly can.