Wells/history

Famous quotes containing the words wells and/or history:

    “To take pride in a library kills it. Then, its motive power shifts over to the critical if admiring visitor, and apologies are necessary and acceptable and the fat is in the fire.”
    —Carolyn Wells (1862–1942)

    “The history of a soldier’s wound beguiles the pain of it.”
    —Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)