An action doesn't have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn't have to be right just because it has its logic.
– Lion Feuchtwanger
There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.
– Lion Feuchtwanger
Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.