The horror of our history has purged me of opinions.
The story of your life is not your life; it's your story.
Tis e'er the lot of the innocent in the world, to fly to the wolf for succor from the lion.
History - an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant
not every boy thrown to the wolves becomes a hero.
You don't reach Serendib by plotting a course for it. You have to set out in good faith for elsewhere and lose your bearings... serendipitously.