“The burden of the historian in our time is to re-establish the dignity of historical studies on a basis that will make them consonant with the aims and purposes of the intellectual community at large, that is, transform historical studies in such a way as to allow the historian to participate positi…”— Hayden White, abuss.narod.ru
“The historian serves no one well by constructing a specious continuity between the present world and that which preceded it. On the contrary, we require a history that will educate us to discontinuity more than ever before; for discontinuity, disruption, and chaos is our lot.”— Hayden White, abuss.narod.ru
“History has become increasingly the refuge of all of those 'sane' men who excel at finding the simple in the complex and the familiar in the strange.”— Hayden White, abuss.narod.ru
“Science writers don't call themselves scientists, which is pragmatic and wise, and I do strongly believe the same goes with history. If you write about history but lack training, so what, keep fighting the good fight, but do call yourself a history writer.”— Alexis Coe, twitter.com
“What is a pirate’s favorite letter of the alphabet? None. Historians have suggested that most pirates would have been illiterate.”— Unknown, tcat.tc
“We are never real historians, but always near poets, and our evolution is perhaps nothing but an expression of poetry that was lost.”— Gaston Bachelard, amazon.com