by Mark Twain
“Dates are hard to remember because they consist of figures; figures are monotonously unstriking in appearance, and they don’t take hold, they form no pictures, and so they give the eye no chance to help. Pictures are the thing. Pictures can make dates stick. They can make nearly anything stick–particularly IF YOU MAKE THE PICTURES YOURSELF. Indeed, that is the great point–make the pictures YOURSELF. I know about this from experience.”
Lots of practical help and anecdotes from the great American humorist:
twainquotes.com/HistoryDates/HistoryDates.html
