History was not a matter of missing minutes on the tape. I did not stand helpless before it. I hewed to the texture of collected knowledge, took faith from the solid and availing stuff of our experience. Even if we believe that history is a workwheel powered by human blood — read the speeches of Mussolini — at least we've known the thing together. A single narrative sweep, not ten thousand wisps of disinformation.
Underworld: Picador Classic (ed. Pan Macmillan, 2015) - ISBN: 9781447289401