Quote: “History is written by the victors, but remembered by the ones who can’t find their glasses.”
— Anne Teak
Explanation: Anne Teak, the ever-astute chronicler of human folly, reminds us that memory — like history — is prone to distortion. While generals and rulers may leave their mark in books, it is the everyday muddle of misplaced spectacles, misheard anecdotes, and half-remembered dinners that truly shape how stories survive.
Her tongue-in-cheek observation hints that what we call “truth” is often filtered through unreliable narrators. After all, how many family legends exist simply because someone misremembered who sat where at a wedding? Anne suggests that history is not a fixed narrative but a jumble of recollections, told through squints and guesswork.
Ultimately, this is Anne Teak’s charm: she finds humour in the gaps of human recollection. The Sage himself agrees — though he insists his long memory is perfect. Unfortunately, nobody else remembers it that way.
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