Random quote of the day:

“Historical works all may communicate traces, but they do not communicate truth.  One who reads history ought to take these traces and nudge out the truths concealed within.”

—Issai Sato, quoted in Geary’s Guide to the World’s Greatest Aphorists

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.