History Quote by Félix J. Palma

“I never thought that history would become one of my life's passions. I never even liked history when I was at school, apart from…

— Barbara Quick

“The event of history is hidden in time.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“History isn't all fact--it's just the story the victors tell to keep themselves in power. And it's been a slow revision. The more time…

— Heather Anastasiu

“We know little about history beyond its public displays, and even then what we know is reconstructed.”

— Mark Wallace

“History is the hidden map of who, where and how we are today.”

— Elena Lappin

“History works on a long time scale, and at any given moment we can perceive its directions but imperfectly.”

— Daniel Walker Howe

“Truth to tell, at any point in our lives we’ve forgotten more than we know about our own history. The world moves on, and…

— Dathan Auerbach

“History is dead until we make it live; but it is the lively interpretation of history that makes it interesting.”

— Robert J. Devaux

“History has to be observed. Otherwise it’s not history. It’s just … well, things happening one after another.”

— Terry Pratchett

“History, of course, is never real. People either glorify it or horrify it. Or at the very least color it.”

— Paula Wall

“If there’s one thing that stands out above all others in my research, it’s that history doesn’t sit still. Doesn’t sit silent. It makes…

— Josh Malerman

“History is not a dead thing or a sure thing. It lived with our choices and our dreams. It is the story of our…

— Joan Nestle