“I stop to brace myself against the walls, which are painted with the fingerprints of family.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“The human heart Is unknowable. But in my birthplace The flowers still smell The same as always.” — Rumer Godden Copy Share Image
“He grieved too, Klara said, for the loss of a certain idea of himself.” — Julie Orringer Copy Share Image
“You are intelligent, you are diplomatic, you are beautiful, and you are and always will be...[he kisses her]...MINE...” — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
“Exile might satisfy the anger of the living, but it did not appease the dead.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“I wonder if Dickens knew he was writing historical fiction when he wrote his many novels.” — Michael Kroft 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
“(The golden goose has died, my prince turned into a frog, the Kingdom is lost, everyone has turned into stone and I… — Nancy B. Brewer 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
“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
“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
One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“It is important for a woman to have the duplicity to make good use of whatever gifts she might have, however valueless… — Anne O'Brien Copy Share Image
“The Baptist Church rejects man with wooden leg: It appears the Baptist preacher refused to baptize a veteran of the late war… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Listen, my child, to the voices of your ancestors. Take pride in our accomplishments; find your strength in our suffering. For WE… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“I am not a twenty-two-year-old boy; I am not a besotted fool. If you think to jilt me, think again. For I… — Brenda Joyce Copy Share Image
“silly man. I know the man I am marrying is destined for great things, as the many remarkable things he has done… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
When I lived in China, there were no libraries. My mother bought books for me, and they were mostly the classics. I… — Jean Fritz Copy Share Image
“On the black cotton was printed a white skull and crossbones - the skull head grinning as if he were mocking her.… — Victoria Dougherty Copy Share Image
“Rarely do page-turners written for middle-school kids also ignite excitement in adults. (A notable exception is the series of Harry Potter books.)… — Sharon Lovejoy Copy Share Image
“And yet in the weakest of men, in moments when they are alone and themselves, I have found veins of strength like… — John Edward Williams Copy Share Image
“He speaks in that strange sports talk, telling me about the start of the new season and asks if I follow baseball.… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were. In her… — Margaret Mitchell Copy Share Image
“9 November 1989. A day nobody would forget. She had heard rumours about the wall.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Not having any drink about ain’t the same as not understanding the need for one. Times like these change a body’s perspective.” — Samuel Snoek-Brown Copy Share Image
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“This isn't London, sweetheart. This is New York City and we can spot a fraud from a mile away.” — Joanna Shupe Copy Share Image
Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human… — Helen Cam Copy Share Image
“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
“And once you've been to this Center, this Truth, you'll know your way everywhere. You are never lost again.” — David Housholder 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
“War’s all either country knows, and everything seems to depend on it now.” — Samuel Snoek-Brown Copy Share Image
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“They would never forget the war. The world wouldn’t let them, and neither would history.” — Lee Strauss Copy Share Image
“He smiled at me and I felt the tenderness only a daughter could feel.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Love, I think, is by necessity constructed of a ladder of lies you climb together.” — Kimberly Elkins Copy Share Image
“We're not like God, [Papa] says. We can't know. We can't live like we do know or should have known.” — Susan Meissner Copy Share Image
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