"Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present."

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Source : Paul Fussell (1990). “Thank God for the Atom Bomb, and Other Essays”

Paul Fussell

#Past Quotes #History Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“From one tyrant to another. That is the world we know, now”
“Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.”
“Break the rules, stand apart, ignore your head, and follow your heart,”
“Be prepared to have the breath knocked out of you.”
“Whence comes this idea that if what we are doing is fun, it can't be God's will? The God who made giraffes, a baby's fingernails, a puppy's tail, a crooknecked squash, the bobwhite's call, and a young girl's giggle, has a sense of humor. Make no mistake about that.”
“Nothing is more trying than nerves to people who have none.”

Source : Ellen Glasgow (1935). “Vein of Iron”
“Ive never taken for granted what weve had, not for one single game, not one single practice, ... Ive truly been blessed.”
“Girls donâ€™t really recognize me on the street. No one has tried to serenade me or rip my shirt off.”

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