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Quote by Edith Sitwell
[History is] that terrible mill in which sawdust rejoins sawdust.
[History is] that terrible mill in which sawdust rejoins sawdust. – Edith Sitwell

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I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy. – Edith Sitwell

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Edith Sitwell
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Even the most painstaking history is a bridge across an eternal mystery. – Bruce Catton, Prefaces to History

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History begins in novel and ends in essay. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false. – Dean Kamen

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