--- title: "4 Historical fiction Quotes By Philippa Gregory" description: "4 Historical fiction quotes by Philippa Gregory. Plus more from Philippa Gregory and more Historical fiction sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/philippa-gregory-674_fiction_i-like-writing-historical-fiction-483368_483368.png" --- > [I like writing historical fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-like-writing-historical-fiction/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/philippa-gregory-674_fiction_i-like-writing-historical-fiction-483368_483368.png) > [“Historical fiction is a hybrid, a blending of reported reality, reasonable speculation, psychological truth, and the author’s imagination.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/historical-fiction-is-a-hybrid-a-blending-of-reported-reality/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/philippa-gregory-674_fiction_historical-fiction-is-a-hybrid-a-blendin_2447349.jpg) > [“I realize that I can laugh, that it is possible to be happy, that laughter and hope can come back to me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-realize-that-i-can-laugh-that-it-is-possible-to-be-happy-that/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/philippa-gregory-674_comedy_i-realize-that-i-can-laugh-that-it-is-po_2995696.png) > [I am in the interesting position of being sometimes skimmed by the critics and called literature and sometimes called historical fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-am-in-the-interesting-position-of-being-sometimes-skimmed-by-the/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/philippa-gregory-674_am_i-am-in-the-interesting-position-of-bein_3189440.png) ## Other authors on Historical fiction - [Nancy B. 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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 Philippa Gregory > [“Mother, before God," I say, my voice shaking with tears, "I swear that I have to believe that there is more for me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/mother-before-god-i-say-my-voice-shaking-with-tears-i-swear-that-i/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“Say yes,’ he whispers. ‘Marry me.’ I hesitate. I open my eyes. ‘You will get my fortune,’ I remark. ‘When I marry you, everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/say-yes-he-whispers-marry-me-i-hesitate-i-open-my-eyes-you-will-get/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“But I warn you that a woman who seeks great power and wealth has to pay a great price, Perhaps you will be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/but-i-warn-you-that-a-woman-who-seeks-great-power-and-wealth-has-to/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“I raised my hand to wave in case he looked back; but he did not. He rode straight backed, looking forward. He rode like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-raised-my-hand-to-wave-in-case-he-looked-back-but-he-did-not-he/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“When you are still and thoughtful you are as lovely as the statues they are carving in Italy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/when-you-are-still-and-thoughtful-you-are-as-lovely-as-the-statues/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/edward-lives-as-if-there-is-no-tomorrow-richard-as-if-he-wants-no/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/you-can-smile-when-your-heart-is-breaking-because-you-re-a-woman/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [En Ma Fin Est Ma Commencement - In my end is my beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/en-ma-fin-est-ma-commencement-in-my-end-is-my-beginning/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“We fell asleep wrapped in each other as if we could not bear to part, even in sleep we could not bear to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/we-fell-asleep-wrapped-in-each-other-as-if-we-could-not-bear-to-part/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“One little boy, and he a bastard,' Anne said thoughtfully. 'One little girl of six, one elderly Queen and a King in the prime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/one-little-boy-and-he-a-bastard-anne-said-thoughtfully-one-little/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“We have been married little more than a year and already there is a terrible silence around some subjects. We never speak of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/we-have-been-married-little-more-than-a-year-and-already-there-is-a/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“It doesn’t matter if you call it magic or determination. It doesn’t matter if you make a spell or a plot. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-call-it-magic-or-determination-it-doesn-t/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“You are my heart. Even if you are a broken heart”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/you-are-my-heart-even-if-you-are-a-broken-heart/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“I have overturned the order. Nothing will ever be the same for any woman in this country again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-have-overturned-the-order-nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-for-any/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) > [“I will make my own future, not predict it. I don’t need a charm to tell me what I hope will happen. I throw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-will-make-my-own-future-not-predict-it-i-don-t-need-a-charm-to-tell/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-fiction/philippa-gregory/#itemlist", "name": "4 Historical fiction Quotes By Philippa Gregory", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like writing historical fiction.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Philippa Gregory" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-like-writing-historical-fiction/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/philippa-gregory-674_fiction_i-like-writing-historical-fiction-483368_483368.png", "contentUrl": 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