Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.
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There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.Lion Feuchtwanger
What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity.
Lion Feuchtwanger
From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past.
Lion Feuchtwanger
Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future.
Lion Feuchtwanger
I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one.
Lion Feuchtwanger
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