History Quote by Barbara Kingsolver

“The importance not just of history, but of roots - that a writer must have then to nurture, to remember if he is to…

— F. Sionil Jose

“I have always thought that if I had been allowed to read history more constantly, instead of losing my time in studies for which…

— Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

“My goal is to make history come alive. My fictitious characters are woven into the tapestry of actual history.”

— C.B. Huesing

“We take creative license with the fictional narratives that become our memories. Anthologized, these are the tales that become the story of your life.”

— Danielle Ganek

“Fueled by the need to interpret the past, to explore the present, and to imagine the future, each generation shapes the world of books.”

— Pawan Mishra

“In Bernardo Soares – a prose writer who poetizes, a dreamer who thinks, a mystic who doesn’t believe, a decadent who doesn’t indulge –…

— Fernando Pessoa

“A man should begin with his own times. He should become acquainted first of all with the world in which he is living and…

— Henry Miller

“His only part in the story: to observe and remember the chain of events. Not all of us will be cast in the greatest…

— Emily St. John Mandel

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any…

— R.L. Adams

“...reading literature could teach you about the "universal human experience". Maybe you'll never hunt another man through the jungle. Maybe you won't climb Mount…

— Steve Dublanica

“Other people's history can be read comfortably, the way a novel can be read comfortably. By my own history? I'm on the run from…

— Intizar Husain

“The places and people in the following stories have been represented accurately to the best of my ability; yet my writing is supposed to…

— Eric Sloane