Pistol/history

Famous quotes containing the words pistol and/or history:

    “A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.”
    —Charles Lamb (1775–1834)

    “The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it.”
    —Lytton Strachey (1880–1932)