---
title: "4 Human Event Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Human Event quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Human Event sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/william-zinsser-2796_books_people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-o_922435.png"
---

> [People and places are the twin pillars on which most nonfiction is built. Every human event happens somewhere, and the reader wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-on-which-most-nonfiction-is/)

[William Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-zinsser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/william-zinsser-2796_books_people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-o_922435.png)

> [If you interview five people about the same incident, and you see five different points of view, it makes you know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-kearns-goodwin/if-you-interview-five-people-about-the-same-incident-and-you-see-five/)

[Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-kearns-goodwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_complicated_if-you-interview-five-people-about-the-s_1266120.jpg)

> [Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uta-hagen/once-in-a-while-there-s-stuff-that-makes-me-say-that-s-what-theatre-s/)

[Uta Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uta-hagen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/uta-hagen-19916_actor_once-in-a-while-there-s-stuff-that-makes_2188893.png)

> [To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-shapiro/to-me-the-holocaust-stands-alone-as-the-most-horrible-human-event-in/)

[Robert Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-shapiro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/robert-shapiro-26969_alone_to-me-the-holocaust-stands-alone-as-the_2228052.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/#itemlist",
            "name": "Human Event Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 4,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "People and places are the twin pillars on which most nonfiction is built. Every human event happens somewhere, and the reader wants to know what that somewhere was like.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "William Zinsser"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-on-which-most-nonfiction-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/william-zinsser-2796_books_people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-o_922435.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/william-zinsser-2796_books_people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-o_922435.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/william-zinsser-2796_books_people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-o_922435.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“People and places are the twin pillars on which most nonfiction is built. Every human event happens…” — William Zinsser",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If you interview five people about the same incident, and you see five different points of view, it makes you know what makes history so complicated. Something doesn't just occur. It's not like a scientific event. It's a human event. So the dimensions of it will be seen differently by different people.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Doris Kearns Goodwin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-kearns-goodwin/if-you-interview-five-people-about-the-same-incident-and-you-see-five/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_complicated_if-you-interview-five-people-about-the-s_1266120.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_complicated_if-you-interview-five-people-about-the-s_1266120.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_complicated_if-you-interview-five-people-about-the-s_1266120.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If you interview five people about the same incident, and you see five different points of view, it makes…” — Doris Kearns Goodwin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Uta Hagen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uta-hagen/once-in-a-while-there-s-stuff-that-makes-me-say-that-s-what-theatre-s/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/uta-hagen-19916_actor_once-in-a-while-there-s-stuff-that-makes_2188893.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/uta-hagen-19916_actor_once-in-a-while-there-s-stuff-that-makes_2188893.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/uta-hagen-19916_actor_once-in-a-while-there-s-stuff-that-makes_2188893.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on…” — Uta Hagen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Robert Shapiro"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-shapiro/to-me-the-holocaust-stands-alone-as-the-most-horrible-human-event-in/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/robert-shapiro-26969_alone_to-me-the-holocaust-stands-alone-as-the_2228052.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/robert-shapiro-26969_alone_to-me-the-holocaust-stands-alone-as-the_2228052.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/robert-shapiro-26969_alone_to-me-the-holocaust-stands-alone-as-the_2228052.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.” — Robert Shapiro",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/",
            "name": "Human Event Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/william-zinsser-2796_books_people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-o_922435.png"
            },
            "description": "Browse 4 Human Event quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Human Event sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Human Event Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-event/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```