Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us… — Barry Unsworth Copy Share Image
“She turned her painted blue eyes toward the assistant and said something in French before she left.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“You are a woman born of secrets and sadness. It will either destroy your future or lead you to greatness. A handsome… — Sabrina Jeffries Copy Share Image
I sometimes joke that I am the first writer of historical fiction who can look out his window and point to the… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Cultural concepts are one of the most fascinating things about historical fiction. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns - gasp -… — Edward M. Lerner Copy Share Image
“No, It's not fair. But I was thinking more along the lines of the Pentagon and Washington itself. Sometimes I suspect that… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
“Historical fiction isn't history in the conventional sense and shouldn't be judged as such. The best historical novels are loyal to history,… — Daniel Aaron Copy Share Image
“How many times can a heart be shattered and still be pieced back together? How many times before the damage is irreparable?” — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“You think I started out like this? Well, I didn't. I started out like anyone else - young and hopeful. I started… — Gail Levy Copy Share Image
“Even still, it wasn't over. For if a battle could be won so easily, men would soon forget its horrors and clamor… — Jason Born Copy Share Image
“I don't know, Benes. I'm not sure I've ever really understood women for that kind of commitment.' He flipped his beer mat… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“I stood at the grassy edge and tentatively dipped my toe into the water. I watched the ripple spread and break the… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
“A smile is hidden beneath the mustache, it crinkles the corners of his hooded eyes. “I didn’t. I have other business in… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“By our warriors having a written German language, we can rob the Romans of the advantages that they currently hold over us.” — Michael G. Kramer Copy Share Image
“But you see, Crumb, it is hard to give up what you have worked at since you were a boy. There were… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“She had known for months now that something or someone would have to break to end this painful stalemate they were locked… — Laura Andersen Copy Share Image
“It’s finding out where we came from that helps guide us to where we are going.” — Mona Rodriguez Copy Share Image
“Science Fiction is a group of symptoms and not a disease,” so a medical student (failed) told me once. “It's like the… — R.A. Lafferty Copy Share Image
“Gentlemen. You are looking at the true Abraham Lincoln of Arabia. And in order to end our internal bickering - our civil… — Leonard Leventon Copy Share Image
“Don't you understand brother? I want to find a love...that will free me from this love...” — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
