They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. read more

They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

There is properly no history, only biography.

There is properly no history, only biography.

The dignity of history.

The dignity of history.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

History is a confused heap of facts.

History is a confused heap of facts.