In this season of ads for political candidates, I thought this was quite appropriate:
History is always ambiguous. Facts are hard to establish, and capable of being given many meanings. Reality is built on our prejudices, misconceptions and ignorance as well as on our perceptiveness and knowledge.
—Salman Rushdie. “‘Errata’: or, Unreliable Narration in Midnight’s Children.” Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991.
