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
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“According to Robert, his friend Moses was a soldier in the first war, as he described it. He fought Indians and soldiers… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Children worked in the mills: "I will always believe that children are designed for green meadows and play, not for factories and… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Nicholas met with him earlier about some lumber deal and sent him here for lunch. He's evidently new in town and was… — Melissa Jagears Copy Share Image
“I cannot tell you how exciting it is when you first see your book in paperback, then when the good reviews roll… — Sue Stokes Copy Share Image
“A nation built on ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident’ cannot long survive when its people are taught that no truth… — Brutus Copy Share Image
“A warrior becomes experienced by being defeated; a scholar by making mistakes. Defeat and mistakes we have left in the past," he… — Elaine Marolakos Edelson Copy Share Image
“Page 158: 'Architecture is team work,' said Sinan. 'Apprenticeship is not.' 'Why don't you want us to look at each other's drawings?… — Elif Şafak Copy Share Image
“The defenders retreated, but in good order. A musket flamed and a ball shattered a marine’s collar bone, spinning him around. The… — David Cook Copy Share Image
“We live in a Jesus haunted culture that is Biblically illiterate, and so unfortunately at this point in time, almost anything can… — Ben Witherington Copy Share Image
“I have lived recklessly, gambled my income away at the horse races, gone whoring, have been more drunk than sober, beaten men… — Andrea Zuvich Copy Share Image
“The night of the fireworks changed the course of many lives in England, though no one suspected the dark future as hundreds… — Barbara Kyle Copy Share Image
“There is an arch supported by four vast columns. Etched over hundreds and hundreds of yards of stone, furlongs of stone, there… — Sebastian Faulks 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
“The others moved in like a wake of vultures, ready to devour their prey. she had seen it on television once. 'Scavengers,'… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Papa was our strength and the very fiber that wove our family together. He was our foundation and our rock, but even… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go… — Katherine Paterson 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
“Lucille, please make them go away!” she moaned, her voice muffled. “Do you think I am a divine being sent from the… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“The great Sugambrian shrugged. "I did. I supposed you've proven your worth. But no man should have to kill his own father.… — Jason Born Copy Share Image
“Our fathers fought bravely. But do you know the biggest weapon unleashed by the enemy against them? It was not the Maxim… — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Copy Share Image
“From steel-town Youngstown to the crumbling marble of Rome — Earl Jenkins ain’t no ordinary knight. He drinks monk-brew, fights Huns, and… — Tapio Tiihonen Copy Share Image
“Long ago she'd clamped an iron shell around her heart and nothing and no one could pry it lose, but deep inside… — Sarah Sundin 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
“Yes, my boy, you are indeed much faster, bigger, and stronger than me and an altogether superior speciman of God's creation, but… — Emery Lee Copy Share Image
“Sunlight streamed in a steady flow, casting flecks of gold onto the floor, bathing my skin. I inhaled deeply. Already, the air… — Erica Sehyun Song 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
“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
“A woman grabbed my arm. "How much for the kid? They won't let me on if I don't have a kid." "He's… — Ruta Septys Copy Share Image
“He nodded, looking across the room at the sea of photographers and journalists. The microphones spread around him like birds waiting to… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“The rain landed on my skin with a barely audible patter and changed the tempo of its repetitive dance, letting the wind… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“He is not a man wedded to action, Boleyn, but rather a man who stands by, smirking and stroking his beard; he… — Hilary Mantel 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
“They didn’t realize that if you take away the possibility of pain, and suffering, failure…you also take away the possibility of happiness,… — D.W. Ulsterman Copy Share Image
“Did I behave myself tonight, Ross?’ she asked. ‘Did I behave as Mrs Poldark should behave?’ ‘You misbehaved monstrously,’ he said, ‘and… — Winston Graham 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
“The pages that follow will be our journey of the life we built together here in Concord, North Carolina. These pages will… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“Altogether, the first glimpse of his bride-which should have come as no surprise to Alex, standing there looking so lean and handsome… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“Tethered to the universe by tendrils of history, with threads of continuity descending to God knows where, I see that I'm more… — Carol Kenny Copy Share Image
