“Old things climb out through my mouth and set themselves free in the air. On the high moor there are patterns and in my small mind there are patterns. [...] All the centuries drop away, and I am in the presence of something that does not know time.” InspirationalPastPoetryTimeNatureHistoryThoughts Book:Beast Source: Beast
“"Romanticizing the past" is a familiar accusation, made mostly by people who think it is more grown-up to romanticize the future.” PeopleThinkingMadePastFamiliarAccusation Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“Еhere's no doubt at all that the Norman conquest led to the hugely concentrated land ownership patterns that we still see in Britain today. Some of Britain's biggest landowners are still direct descendants of Norman barons. And given the impact that Britain has had on the world over the past few hundred years, you could perhaps say this was a global issue. History is always with us.” WorldYearsStillsTodayPastGivenIssuesDoubtLandHundredDirectImpactPatternsNo DoubtBritainOwnershipConquestOver The PastDescendantsGlobal IssuesNorman Conquest Author:Paul Kingsnorth
