Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future.
“The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same.”
“I only have three scenes and each is a turn and she gets progressively drunker. It's all terribly funny and its main challenge is that it's so far away from what I usually do.”