20th century Quote by Batya Gur

The distinction between East and West is that the Western novel is very organized, it's very logical, there's a logical progression, there's a chronological…

— Donald Richie

The key for me with historical characters is they're interesting because they're human beings. A little bit of Hemingway goes a long way here,…

— Michael Hirst

“I think there have been a lot of writers who’ve been experimenting lately with really sprawling novels that will deal with a number of…

— Tom Perrotta

Probably the greatest writer of westerns himself was Homer. His character were never all good or all bad. They're half and half, these characters,…

— Sergio Leone

“Great Books of the Western World.”

— Kevin Kelly

In 'Past Lives,' the villains of the story are time and space - 23years and the Pacific Ocean - so those things needed to…

— Celine Song

Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve…

— Chauncey Depew

Your landscape in a western is one of the most important characters the film has. The best westerns are about man against his own…

— Ridley Scott

If you look at that incredible burst of fantastic characters that emerged in the late 19th century/early 20th century, you can see so many…

— Alan Moore

“But I can’t help but long for a real return to the Western. Westerns are true Americana. They tell of the struggles of our…

— Clayton Moore

“And the poets?' 'Lost in dreams of other worlds.'... 'And the wise, who made this world?' The swan lowered its black neck sadly. 'Dwindled…

— Catherine Fisher

“constant companions throughout the project: Stanley Weintraub’s A Stillness Heard Round the World, A. J. P. Taylor’s The First World War, John Keegan’s The…

— Joseph E. Persico