Because Quote by Anthony Hemingway

“There's a peculiar dichotomy in the nature of almost anyone who calls himself a historian. Such scholars all piously assure us that they're telling…

— David Eddings

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

— Dorothy Salisbury Davis

History had its own way of explaining things. The way historians explain things is by telling a story.

— Donald Kagan

Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at…

— Edward Rutherfurd

History depends on who is telling the story.

— James O'Shaughnessy

The challenge for a writer looking at history is to figure out what is history and what is myth. After all, what you are…

— Dan Brown

As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work.

— Joseph Boyden

It has been said, "History is written by the victors." I take this to mean we can make ourselves victorious by writing, and then…

— Jennifer Beals

Just recognizing and naming that many of the things we treat as historical fact are stories can help erode their power over our sense…

— Annie Leonard

So much history can be lost if no one tells the story -- so that's what I do. I tell the stories. This is…

— Alanis Obomsawin

Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.

— Joseph Campbell

“Narrative history fell out of fashion for many years in the 1970s and 1980s, as historians everywhere focused on analytical approaches derived mainly from…

— Richard J. Evans