David Ebershoff Quotes

We are born, we live, we disappear. One of the chilling aspects of history is the swiftness with which it carries us into oblivion.

We are born, we live, we disappear. One of the chilling aspects of history is the swiftness with which it carries us into oblivion.

David Ebershoff

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Even the most meticulous historians work subjectively. The historian's point of view, his or her selection of subject and sources, the emphasis, the tone - all of these lead to subjective history, ine...

David Ebershoff

Even the most meticulous historians work subjectively. The historian's point of view, his or her selection of subject and sources, the emphasis, the tone - all of these lead to subjective history, ine...

David Ebershoff

Tags: work, view, point of view

About Author

David Ebershoff (born January 17, 1969) is an American writer, editor, and teacher. His debut novel, The Danish Girl, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name in 2015, while his third novel, The 19th Wife, was adapted into a television movie of the same name in 2010.