Difficult Quote by Anita Diament

I feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well.

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

With the historical fictions, I was already doing so much research, and so much of the stories was anchored by historical truth that the…

— Debra Dean

I don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics.

— Richard Attenborough

I just love historical fiction.

— Jennifer Donnelly

I do not love fiction, I love history.

— Duane Hanson

My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953.

— Leon Uris

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

— Wilbur Smith

I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan,

— Gale Anne Hurd

I've rejected certain books, then gone back later and loved them.

— J. Courtney Sullivan

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

— George R. R. Martin

History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.

— Guy Vanderhaeghe

One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to concentrate on…

— Emma Donoghue