History Quote by Heinrich Heine

“History belongs to the victors, legends to the people, fantasy to literature. Only death is certain.”

— Péter Esterházy

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period…

— Amy Harmon

“When history seems to offer no sanctuary for values (when history is assailed by wars and inhuman or immoral public actions), literature can provide…

— Beatriz Sarlo

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

You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.

— William Landay

Literature is the history of the soul.

— Barry Hannah

“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

“Historical fiction isn't history in the conventional sense and shouldn't be judged as such. The best historical novels are loyal to history, but it…

— Daniel Aaron

The same authorities who insist upon beginnings, middles, and ends, declare that Great Literature (by which they mean the stories they have been taught…

— Gene Wolfe

“Even if the story relating to some of them may not belong to literary history, it certainly does belong in the story of my…

— Arthur Schnitzler

I have been always fascinated and seduced by history, which I think is very close, very close to literature.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in the deepest…

— Robert Caro