--- title: "4 Historical fiction Quotes By Neil Jordan" description: "4 Historical fiction quotes by Neil Jordan. Plus more from Neil Jordan and more Historical fiction sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/neil-jordan-12493_historical-fiction_don-t-you-understand-brother-i-want-to-f_1242427.jpg" --- > [“Don't you understand brother? I want to find a love...that will free me from this love...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/don-t-you-understand-brother-i-want-to-find-a-love-that-will-free-me/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/neil-jordan-12493_historical-fiction_don-t-you-understand-brother-i-want-to-f_1242427.jpg) > [“I am afraid of him now. The one I love most in the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-am-afraid-of-him-now-the-one-i-love-most-in-the-world/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/neil-jordan-12493_fear_i-am-afraid-of-him-now-the-one-i-love-mo_1686479.jpg) > [“A prince may be seen happy today and ruined tomorrow without having shown any chance in his character. For the prince who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/a-prince-may-be-seen-happy-today-and-ruined-tomorrow-without-having/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/neil-jordan-12493_historical-fiction_a-prince-may-be-seen-happy-today-and-rui_1962995.jpg) > [ “You are intelligent, you are diplomatic, you are beautiful, and you are and always will be...\[he kisses her\]...MINE...” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/you-are-intelligent-you-are-diplomatic-you-are-beautiful-and-you-are/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/neil-jordan-12493_historical-fiction_you-are-intelligent-you-are-diplomatic-y_2017027.jpg) ## Other authors on Historical fiction - [Nancy B. Brewer 31 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/nancy-b-brewer/) - [Erica Sehyun Song 26 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/erica-sehyun-song/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hilary-mantel-42016.jpg) Hilary Mantel 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/hilary-mantel/) - [Samuel Snoek-Brown 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/samuel-snoek-brown/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-fay-godwin-34777.jpg) F.C. Malby 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/f-c-malby/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-melissa-de-la-cruz-66501.jpg) Melissa de la Cruz 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/melissa-de-la-cruz/) - [Susan Meissner 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/susan-meissner/) - [Sharon Lovejoy 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/sharon-lovejoy/) - [Gwenn Wright 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/gwenn-wright/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brooks-hays-19957.jpg) Michael G. Kramer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/michael-g-kramer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-r-r-martin-37926.jpg) George R. R. Martin 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/george-r-r-martin-2/) - [Emery Lee 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/emery-lee/) ## More by Neil Jordan > [The End of the Affair is almost like a play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/the-end-of-the-affair-is-almost-like-a-play/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/well-i-suppose-i-m-interested-in-ways-of-storytelling-and-in-stories/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [Films have gotten leaner and leaner, cutting out all variations from the story line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/films-have-gotten-leaner-and-leaner-cutting-out-all-variations-from/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [In Dreams... well, I was slightly overcompensating with that. I was a bit like a director for hire, so maybe I was putting too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/in-dreams-well-i-was-slightly-overcompensating-with-that-i-was-a-bit/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-can-t-do-a-film-if-i-don-t-start-with-the-writing/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [The whole Ireland was taken over by greed and materialism. It was extraordinary. The price of every house had skyrocketed. If you were a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/the-whole-ireland-was-taken-over-by-greed-and-materialism-it-was/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [I took two years away from making films to write a novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-took-two-years-away-from-making-films-to-write-a-novel/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [My conception of it was that in a normal film you have a story with different movements that program, develop, go a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/my-conception-of-it-was-that-in-a-normal-film-you-have-a-story-with/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/never-make-a-promise-you-may-have-to-keep-it/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [If movies have to satisfy every possible quadrant before they're even made, they're dull. You only get great things when people overreach themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/if-movies-have-to-satisfy-every-possible-quadrant-before-they-re-even/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/it-s-nice-to-work-with-hollywood-because-there-is-never-any-question/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [The Company of Wolves doesn't belong in any category, so it's difficult to prepare an audience for it. It's not a horror film, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/the-company-of-wolves-doesn-t-belong-in-any-category-so-it-s/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [The great thing about fairy tales and myths is that they go beyond character. They're not about character. They're about more basic things. They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/the-great-thing-about-fairy-tales-and-myths-is-that-they-go-beyond/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-ve-had-three-novels-published-and-i-was-working-a-little-bit-in/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) > [I hoped that grief was similar to the other emotions. That it would end, the way happiness did. Or laughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-hoped-that-grief-was-similar-to-the-other-emotions-that-it-would/) [Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/neil-jordan/#itemlist", "name": "4 Historical fiction Quotes By Neil Jordan", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Don't you understand brother? 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