Famous quotes containing the words history of and/or history:
“The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.”
—Willa Cather (1876–1947)
“The custard is setting; meanwhile
I not only have my own history to worry about
But am forced to fret over insufficient details related to large
Unfinished concepts that can never bring themselves to the point
Of being, with or without my help, if any were forthcoming.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)