Famous quotes containing the words history of, history, system, twilight and/or years:
“Universal history is the history of a few metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
“Universal history is the history of a few metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
“He could jazz up the map-reading class by having a full-size color photograph of Betty Grable in a bathing suit, with a co- ordinate grid system laid over it. The instructor could point to different parts of her and say, “Give me the co-ordinates.”... The Major could see every unit in the Army using his idea.... Hot dog!”
—Norman Mailer (b. 1923)
“The twilight is long fingers and black hair.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“He took control of me for forty-five minutes. This time I’ll have control over him for the rest of his life. If he gets out fifteen years from now, I’ll know. I’ll check on him every three months through police computers. If he makes one mistake he’s going down again. I’ll make sure. I’m his worst enemy now.”
—Elizabeth Wilson, U.S. crime victim. As quoted in People magazine, p. 88 (May 31, 1993)