"The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies."

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Source : Marc Bloch (1992). “The Historian's Craft”, p.22, Manchester University Press

Marc Bloch

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“I don't try to focus on anything that doesn't affect me personally and how I go out there every single day. I'm just going to continue to work hard and focus on what I can control.”
“Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.”

Source : Shannon Hale (2013). “Midnight in Austenland”, p.209, A&C Black
“I don't go to galleries every day because it's so rare that I like what I see. There's a lot of bad art out there and a lot of it is because art has found its way into the university, where it probably shouldn't be.”
“Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least some of the new impressions of a foreign place, when its thrilling barrage can sometimes overwhelm you.”
“No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.”
“To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.”

Source : "A 'Cooked Seed' Sprouts After All, In America". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 12, 2013.
“I believe in censorship when it benefits me.”
“That whole week, we started to divide things into those two categories: anything or something. A piece of jewelry bougth at a department store: anything. A piece of jewelry made by hand: something. A dollar: anything. A sand dollar: something. A gift certificate: anything. An IOU for two hours of starwatching: something. A drunk kiss at a party: anything. A sober kiss alone in a park: something.”

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