“At eighty things do not occur; they recur.”

“How do I define history? It's just one fucking thing after another”

“One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to try and tell them.”

“History is just one fucking thing after another.”

“The days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”

“God doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say, "Can I be excused the Crucifixion?" No!”

“I have to seem like a human being all the time, but I seldom have to be one. I have people to do that for me.”