Quotes from book
The Recognitions

The Recognitions is the 1955 debut novel of US author William Gaddis. The novel was initially poorly received by critics. After Gaddis won a National Book Award in 1975 for his second novel, J R, his first work gradually received new and belated recognition as a masterpiece of American literature.In 2005, Time included The Recognitions in its list of "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005".

“How real is any of the past, being every moment revalued to make the present possible…”
Source: The Recognitions

“It is the bliss of childhood that we are being warped most when we know it the least.”
Source: The Recognitions