"History has become more important than ever because of the to unprecedented ability of the historical sciences to take in man's life on earth as a whole."

-- Alfred Kazin

#Men Quotes #History Quotes #Historical Quotes

“But wouldn't it be lovely to watch two people fall in love?”

Source : Anne Bishop (2009). “The Shadow Queen: A Black Jewels Novel”, p.123, Penguin
“Plausible development, building from what we know about what really did go on, and a whacking good storyâ€¦ Surrounded by Enemies delivers on both, big-time. So hold on to your hats, folks. Youâ€™re in for quite a ride.”
“There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts.”
“We cannot look to the conscience of the world when our own conscience is asleep.”
“I love working with horses. People say you shouldn't work with animals and children; that's wrong. You must only work with children, because you only work eight hours a day and I love working with animals. Animals have an honesty that human beings reach to find in their lives at the best of times.”
“I'm not trying to be something that I'm not. I'm just trying to be myself and talk about what I know, and admit what I don't know.”
“I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.”
“Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.”

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