Pencil/history

Famous quotes containing the words pencil and/or history:

    For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle. What a coarse and imperfect use Indians and hunters make of nature! No wonder that their race is so soon exterminated.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
    Henry James (1843–1916)