“Anything not stated explicitly in a narrative is likely to be forgotten over time. If two thousand years from now humans are cannibals who have obliterated the earth’s forests and live in houses made of gingerbread, the story of Hansel and Gretel will require footnotes.”

“Anything not stated explicitly in a narrative is likely to be forgotten over time. If two thousand years from now humans are cannibals who have obliterated the earth’s forests and live in houses made of gingerbread, the story of Hansel and Gretel will require footnotes.”

— Mark Adams