E. L. Doctorow Quote

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.


Interview in Writers at Work (1988)


History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.