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What Is History? Any Thoughts, Webster?' 'history Is The Lies Of The Victors,' I Replied, A Little Too Quickly. 'yes, I Was Rather Afraid You'd Say That. Well, As Long As You Remember That It Is Also The Self-delusions Of The Defeated. ... 'finn?' '"history Is That Certainty Produced At The Point Where The Imperfections Of Memory Meet The Inadequacies Of Documentation." (quoting Patrick Lagrange)

I Was Initially Planning To Write About Grief In Terms Of Eurydice And The Myth Thereof. By That Point The Overall Metaphor Of Height And Depth And Flat And Falling And Rising Was Coming Into Being In My Mind.

You Get Towards The End Of Life - No, Not Life Itself, But Of Something Else: The End Of Any Likelihood Of Change In That Life. You Are Allowed A Long Moment Of Pause, Time Enough To Ask The Question: What Else Have I Done Wrong?

The Writer Must Be Universal In Sympathy And An Outcast By Nature: Only Then Can He See Clearly.

Yes, Of Course We Were Pretentious -- What Else Is Youth For?