Knowing the past is as astonishing a performance as knowing the stars.


The Shape of Time: Remarks on the History of Things, Chapter 1 (p. 19), Yale University Press. 1962


Knowing the past is as astonishing a performance as knowing the stars.

Knowing the past is as astonishing a performance as knowing the stars.

Knowing the past is as astonishing a performance as knowing the stars.

Knowing the past is as astonishing a performance as knowing the stars.