History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

A land without ruins is a land without memories--a land without memories is a land without history.

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as read more

Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them.

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of read more

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the read more

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.