Culture Quote by Lorrie Moore

“Not only the wisdom of centuries—also their madness breaketh out in us. Dangerous is it to be an heir.”

— Nietzsche

“They will say that I, having no literary skill, cannot properly express that which I desire to treat of, but they do not know…

— Leonardo Da Vinci Reproductions

“Historians are great gossips at a high level.”

— Marian Schlesinger

“But history, real solemn history, I cannot be interested in. Can you?" "Yes, I am fond of history." "I wish I were too. I…

— Jane Austen

“(...) the historian whose pen traces these words - trusting that HE KNOWS HIS PLACE, and that he entertains a becoming recerence for those…

— Charles Dickens

“What is a course of history, or philosophy, or poetry, no matter how well selected, or the best society, or the most admirable routine…

— Henry David Thoreau

“a woman whom the course of years had turned sour and to whom the vows meant poverty of spirit, chastity of humour, and obedience…

— Donna Leon

“History is simply the stories we inherit.”

— Leslie Forbes

“Let no one be so mad as to believe that there is anything more pleasurable than history.”

— Nicetas Choniates

“Women seemed to him to be in possession of all kinds of undesirable properties, chiefly madness.”

— Kate Atkinson

“everything to do with women is foolish and, therefore, absolutely essential.”

— Craig Johnson

“It’s the women who basically cultivate and sustain the rituals in the family. Whether”

— Claire Shipman