History Repeats Itself. Historians Repeat Each Other.

Biography, Like Big Game Hunting, Is One Of The Recognized Forms Of Sport, And It Is As Unfair As Only Sport Can Be.

The Detective Story Is The Normal Recreation Of Noble Minds.

Biography Is A Very Definite Region Bounded On The North By History, On The South By Fiction, On The East By Obituary, And On The West By Tedium.

The Preface Is The Most Important Part Of A Book. Even Reviewers Read A Preface.

The Crimean War Is One Of The Bad Jokes Of History.