Faith Quote by Katherine Ann Porter

“The event of history is hidden in time.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Truth to tell, at any point in our lives we’ve forgotten more than we know about our own history. The world moves on, and…

— Dathan Auerbach

“History remembers those who wrote on its pages, not those who discarded them.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Nowadays our sense of history is being destroyed by the nature of our history - our memory is short and it grows shorter under…

— Lionel Trilling

“True history is almost invisible. It flows like an underground spring. It takes place in the shadows, and in silence.. And only a chosen…

— Félix J. Palma

“History nowadays is not a matter of conviction. It’s a performance. It’s entertainment. And if it isn’t, make it so.”

— Alan Bennett

“...we have become a throwaway society. Instead of honoring and preserving our past, we tear it down, shove it aside, and just go on…

— Beth Hoffman

“If we experience an event so abhorrent in society, the event would be nearly impossible for us to forget throughout our whole lives.”

— Saaif Alam

“What determines how we remember history and which elements are preserved and penetrate the collective consciousness? If historical novels stir your interest, pursue the…

— Ruta Sepetys

“History is not what happened but what you are told has happened, irrespective of what is true.”

— Elspeth Marr

“Keeping histories is as much about knowing what needs forgetting as what ought to be remembered.”

— Leah Bobet

“History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. . . . History is always written…

— George Santayana