“In antihistory, time is an illusion.” — Jill Lepore Quote

“In antihistory, time is an illusion.”

“Folklore used to be passed by word of mouth, from one generation to the next; that's what makes it folklore, as opposed to, say, history, which is written down and stored in an archive.”

“Americans like to get rich fast. That this means we go broke fast, too, is something that we have become very good at forgetting. Our ignorance of history is matched only by our unfailing optimism; it's actually part of our optimism.”

“Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.”

“There is no 'I.' That's an illusion we've got to get beyond.”

“No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.”