"It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk." ― Rebecca West Topic(s): History More From Rebecca West "Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience." "The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots." "There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence." More In History "Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle."― George S. Patton "Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history."― John Podhoretz "It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis."― Michael Apted