“So when I saw you lying in the shed there, I thought that even God couldn't be that cruel. You were everything… — Osiris Brackhaus Copy Share Image
“War does not only kill men. Sometimes it quietly takes away their future children.” — Angelika Regossi Copy Share Image
“Perhaps you have visited my grave and flowers left, but did you hear me cry out to you!” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“He didn't know what he was anymore – not truly Chinese, for he had spent too long in the West, adopted too… — Dominique Wilson Copy Share Image
“Writing historical fiction has many common traits with writing sci-fi or fantasy books. The past is another country - a very different… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“On Christmas morning, Rebecca lost her moral virginity, her sense of humor - and her two best friends. But, other than that,… — Ellen Emerson White Copy Share Image
“They did go on so, don't you think, those Victorian poets, they took themselves so horribly seriously?' he said, pushing the lift… — A.S. Byatt Copy Share Image
“I realize that I can laugh, that it is possible to be happy, that laughter and hope can come back to me.” — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Claudie wrinkled her nose. 'I don't think anyone would buy a ticket to see me perform,' she said. Selma laughed. 'What do… — Brit Bennett Copy Share Image
“Elsa's mother no longer spoke to her of men and love, but of duty and fate and accepting one’s burden. As far… — Kathy-Diane Leveille Copy Share Image
“The Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte had been banished to the island of Elba. However His Imperial Majesty had some doubts wheter a quiet… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Historical fiction is simply fiction set in the past, and should be judged as such. — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
Concentrate your narrative energy on the point of change. This is especially important for historical fiction. When your character is new to… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“You are there and to their ears, being a Syrian sounds like you’re unclean, shameful, indecent; it’s like you owe the world… — Asaad Almohammad Copy Share Image
“This building fool could only be Bess of Hardwicke, a woman whose name is seldom seen in print without the word “redoubtable”… — JoAnn Spears Copy Share Image
“Its magnificence was indescribable, and its magnitude was inconceivable. She felt overwhelmed in the presence of its greatness. Pg 87” — Mona Rodriguez FORTY YEARS IN A DAY Copy Share Image
“There was a sudden flash of lightning which brightly illuminated our faces. I squinted against the harsh light. It was soon followed… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“If I had two breaths left inme, one first one I would use to tell you I miss you, and the second… — Katarina Jovic Copy Share Image
“On an idyllic summer day, we walked through the meadows and hillsides, sitting in circles, laughing and filling sacks of cottongrass, salmonberries,… — Lily H. Tuzroyluke Copy Share Image
“At the edge of the still, dark pool that was the sea, at the brimming edge of freedom where no boat was… — Dorothy Dunnett Copy Share Image
I read mostly historical fiction - lots of stuff set in ancient Rome and ancient Greece. I also liked sci-fi and fantasy:… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
