History Quote by Ian McDonald

“some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Legend does not contradict history. It preserves the fundamental after but magnifies and embellishes it.”

— Adrien Rouquette

“. . .legends, which in the etymological sense are what one should pass on, are only the symbols of a tradional truth transported from…

— Jean Markale

“History is written by the legends.”

— Evan Ricafort

“Our myths, our legends, aren't necessarily true, but they are truly necessary. They have to do with the way we interpret the world and…

— Jo Walton

“A legend is who we become for a specific point in time.”

— Khalid Muhammad

Legends have always played a powerful role in the making of history. ... Without ever relating facts reliably, yet always expressing their true significance,…

— Hannah Arendt

“Legends simply don't live or die like men”

— Paul Levitz

Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present.

— Lauren Bacall

Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.

— Salman Rushdie

“Whenever you see a legend, you can be sure, if you go to the very bottom of things, that you will find history.”

— Vallet de Viriville

“The wisdom of stories and legends is that they give us another way to understand ourselves and the place we inhabit.”

— James C. Christensen