There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.
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What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity.Lion Feuchtwanger
Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves.
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.
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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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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.
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An action doesn't have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn't have to be right just because it has its logic.
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