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" Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves. "

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" From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past. "

" Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects. "

" Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future. "

" I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scientific. "

" After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones. "

" What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity. "

" There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime. "

" Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission. "

" I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one. "