“[History is] that terrible mill in which sawdust rejoins sawdust.”
Quote by Edith Sitwell
Work
Taken Care Of: An Autobiography
This book is a memoir that provides insights into the author's life journey, detailing significant events and personal growth. more
Author
Edith Sitwell
British poet known for her unique style and themes. Edith Sitwell was born on September 7, 1887, and died on December 9, 1964. Her poetry has had a profound impact on the literary world. more
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“This is my history; like all other histories, a narrative of misery.”
Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished
Source: Writings, 1902-1910
“This kind of forgetting does not erase memory, it lays the emotion surrounding the memory to rest.”
“History offers some consolation by reminding us that sin has flourished in every age.”
Source: The Lessons of History
“[H]istorians have powerful imaginations, which are essential and dangerous.”