Emotion Quote by Hank Hanegraaff

The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

— Antony Beevor

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

— Joseph Boyden

All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful.

— George R. R. Martin

Fiction is ideally suited to re-creating the important emotional aspects of history.

— Alix Kates Shulman

I think that fiction has a certain power.

— Jesmyn Ward

Fiction is most powerful when it contains most truth; and there is little truth we get so true as that which we find in…

— J. G. Holland

Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings.

— Helen Cam

Real stories - whether in pure fiction or historical - have a certain indefinable power; we are endlessly curious about the past and hungry…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.

— Guy Vanderhaeghe

Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but…

— Chuck Palahniuk

There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it's fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn't really have…

— Ethan Canin

“Fiction is very, very important," he said, his voice is rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new cultures and…

— Kristine Grayson