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“I understand, gentlemen,” John Kennedy said. “If you find that life it’s not easy, let me tell you, death is worse.” — Pierre Marshesso Copy Share Image
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“The Spaniards were seated at a table by the hearth, dominating the room with their mustachioed handsomeness and aggressive good cheer.” — Dawn Patitucci Copy Share Image
“{Summertime she speaks of winter, she eats ham, but speaks of beef, got a good man but, flirts with another. She might… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“And unbidden, floating into consciousness came the truth of his utter wretchedness. Even the very earth seemed to cry out in pain.… — J. Tyson-Capper Copy Share Image
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“My nation, as all nations, is becoming a land without peace, without thought, without mind, Madam Abbess. We are suffocating our spirits… — Rumer Godden Copy Share Image
"Hard" science fiction probes alternative possible futures by means of reasoned extrapolations in much the same way that good historical fiction reconstructs… — Jack Williamson Copy Share Image
“Over time, this unspoken attration continued to blossom, refusing to dwindle or fade, though they had little opportunity to foster or nourish… — Emery Lee Copy Share Image
“He spent the next hours watching her sleep, taking in every detail of her face, of her body. The way the soft… — Dominique Wilson Copy Share Image
“They rode for a while in silence, a tiny island in the smoky stream of marching men. Then Lee said slowly, in… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
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“I been running up a bill with the devil ever since, and now he's come to collect on the debt.” — Steven B. Weissman Copy Share Image
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli--Clemenza to Rocco in the Godfather (1972)” — Richard S Castellano Copy Share Image
I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“It's true. I doubt. I doubt because I seek the truth. Doubt has served me well.” — Bradley Steffens Copy Share Image
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“Keep the guests company, and mind your asses! Stay out of the hall before my chamber!” — Sai Marie Johnson Copy Share Image
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I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction. — Candace Camp Copy Share Image
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