Historical Miniature

Famous quotes containing the words historical and/or miniature:

    “The proverbial notion of historical distance consists in our having lost ninety-five of every hundred original facts, so the remaining ones can be arranged however one likes.”
    —Robert Musil (1880–1942)

    “To step over the low wall that divides
    Road from concrete walk above the shore
    Brings sharply back something known long before
    The miniature gaiety of seasides.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)