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“Civilization is the name we give to the interaction of human beings in a very creative way, when, as it were, a critical mass of cultural potential and a certain surplus of resources have been built up.”
― J M Roberts, The Penguin History of the World

“Narrative history fell out of fashion for many years in the 1970s and 1980s, as historians everywhere focused on analytical approaches derived mainly from the social sciences. But a variety of recent, large-scale narrative histories have shown that it can be done without sacrificing analytical rigour or explanatory power.”
― Richard J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich

“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
― Lorraine Hansberry

“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.”
― David Bowie