Turning a blind eye to our history has not saved us from its consequences.

- from Just as I Am book by Cicely Tyson

History is something you look back on, not something you really feel at the time. In the moment, you're just ... living.

- from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue book by V. E. Schwab

History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems to know the end of the mystery from the outset.

- from Killers of the Flower Moon book by David Grann