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Quote by Rebecca West
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history a

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

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Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – Rebecca West

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Life
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Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a persons mind. – Rebecca West

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communication
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Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. – H.L. Mencken

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History
[H]istory gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions. – Hajo Holborn, History and the Humanities

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History

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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History

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea. – Madalyn Murray OHair

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