Historical Fiction Quotes

32 Historical Fiction quotes by 28 unique authors

The thing that most attracts me to historical fiction is taking the factual record as far as it is known, using that as scaffolding, and… — Geraldine Brooks
I like historical fiction. I fell in love with New Orleans the first time I visited it. And I wanted to place a story in… — Isabel Allende
History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt. — Guy Vanderhaeghe
Why do I write historical fiction? Johnny Tremain, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Island of the Blue Dolphins-that's why. I'll never forget how it felt… — Unknown Author
I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan, — Gale Anne Hurd
Seduction is an absolute pleasure to read -- clever, suspenseful, exciting, mysterious, learned, and engrossing. Some of the best historical fiction I've read in quite… — David Liss
I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know… — Jean M. Auel
No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield. The Afghan War that was waged by Alexander the Great 2000 years ago is eerily similar… — Vince Flynn
I can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting. — Antonia Fraser
I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying. — Anita Diament
The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you… — Tana French
I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history. — Kate Mosse
The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell… — Scott O'Dell
I was a journalism major, and I would take creative writing classes as part of that, but I would also look for opportunities to write… — George R. R. Martin
When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were… — Kathryn Lasky
I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and… — Tony Kushner
The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that 'Lincoln' is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous… — Tony Kushner
Much historical fiction that centers on real people has always been deficient in information, lacking in craft and empty in affect. — Hilary Mantel
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
I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth. — George R. R. Martin
lightning thief was good but the sea of monsters is better and has more action! — Rick Riordan
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it. — Oscar Wilde
There is no law that gods must be fair, Achilles,” Chiron said. “And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on… — Madeline Miller
I do believe that sci-fi or historical fiction finds an easy home in comics because there are no budget constraints in regards to the necessary… — Jonathan Hickman
I just love historical fiction. — Jennifer Donnelly

Who Wrote These Historical Fiction Quotes

28 authors contributed a total of 32 Historical Fiction Quotes, led by these top contributors: