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title: "4 Real Historical Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-barker/when-writing-about-historical-characters-i-try-to-be-as-accurate-as/)

[Pat Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-barker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/pat-barker-12512_about_when-writing-about-historical-characters_100594.jpg)

> [The Holocaust is as real a historical event as World War II itself and not to be challenged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-loach/the-holocaust-is-as-real-a-historical-event-as-world-war-ii-itself/)

[Ken Loach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-loach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/ken-loach-4106_event_the-holocaust-is-as-real-a-historical-ev_1007922.png)

> [“It is a precisely datable historical event having the full weight that real historical happenings have; like them, too, it happens once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/it-is-a-precisely-datable-historical-event-having-the-full-weight/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/pope-benedict-xvi-414_history_it-is-a-precisely-datable-historical-eve_1431165.jpg)

> [I did a great deal of research to write 'The Irish Duke.' Since all the people in this Lords of the Realm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-did-a-great-deal-of-research-to-write-the-irish-duke-since-all-the/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/336/virginia-henley-27676_abbey_i-did-a-great-deal-of-research-to-write_2088001.jpg)

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