Scars are stories, history written on the body

We all have scars, we all have stories.

— Anonymous

My scars are my story … my history is written all over my body.

— Anonymous

“Pfft, aren’t you optimistic,” my mouth twists into an ugly grimace as I clench my fists. My throat dries from the rushed breathing as…

— Jocelyn White

“That’s why we get involved with other people, right? Not just for their bodies, but for everything else, too – their dreams and their…

— Tom Perrotta

Stories about food are stories about us-our history and our values.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

There are stories and history everywhere in London.

— Sarah Pinborough

I've always loved history, from my youngest memories. My father enjoyed the great stories of history, like Hereward the Wake, Robin Hood, and Richard…

— Jo Beverley

“we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”

— Paulo Coelho

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

— Glenn Greenwald

“Over the years, certain stories in the history of a family take hold. They're passed from generation to generation, gaining substance and meaning along…

— Christina Baker Kline

“What I've learned writing these stories is that history only looks heavy and solid. In fact, it won't ever stay still.”

— Emily Geminder

All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I…

— Raymond E. Feist

“I’ve always felt that the greatest and most beautiful stories in the history of humanity were not sung by wandering bards or written by…

— Liu Cixin

I am not a qualified historian, but rather a teller of stories from history.

— Princess Michael of Kent

“It's hard to keep something a secret when it's written all over you body.”

— Julia Hoban