There are stories and history everywhere in London.

London' is a gallery of sensation of impressions. It is a history of London in a thematic rather than a chronological sense with chapters…

— Peter Ackroyd

In Peter Ackroyd's book 'London: The Biography,' he describes the route of the medieval wall that enclosed the original city. Take the book and…

— Peter Capaldi

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

— Jonathan Safran Foer

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

Scars are stories, history written on the body

— Kathryn Harrison

“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

I look for stories everywhere.

— David Grann

Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I get inspiration from everywhere.…

— Tess Gerritsen

If you do weave one-liners into a story, you have to have an overall story as well, otherwise it doesn't really count as narrative.

— Tim Vine