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> [“History is not what happened but what you are told has happened, irrespective of what is true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elspeth-marr/history-is-not-what-happened-but-what-you-are-told-has-happened/)

[Elspeth Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elspeth-marr/)

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## More by Elspeth Marr

> [“Your nakedness is the work of God the Creator. Let men admire it--and grow religious between your sheets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elspeth-marr/your-nakedness-is-the-work-of-god-the-creator-let-men-admire-it-and/)

[Elspeth Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elspeth-marr/)

> [“If you have not died in the womb, or fallen prey to infant mortality, or to a young girl's greensickness, or to the dangers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elspeth-marr/if-you-have-not-died-in-the-womb-or-fallen-prey-to-infant-mortality/)

[Elspeth Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elspeth-marr/)

> [“Good, strong knickers underneath your nightgown will inhibit access to the fertile crescent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elspeth-marr/good-strong-knickers-underneath-your-nightgown-will-inhibit-access-to/)

[Elspeth Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elspeth-marr/)

> [“History is not what happened but what you are told has happened, irrespective of what is true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elspeth-marr/history-is-not-what-happened-but-what-you-are-told-has-happened/)

[Elspeth Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elspeth-marr/)

> [“You must be ready to stay up late to follow it, to begin your conversation with the owl and end it with the cock.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elspeth-marr/you-must-be-ready-to-stay-up-late-to-follow-it-to-begin-your/)

[Elspeth Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elspeth-marr/)

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