Books Quote by Jesse Ventura

I like reading about the past. I'm definitely not a history buff, but I do read a bit of history now and again, and…

— James McAvoy

Other than fiction and poetry I tend to read history.

— Stephen Dobyns

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

I read certain things about history. I don't like fiction. I read about stuff that's real, stuff that's goin' on in the world.

— Prodigy

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

I like stories. I like to figure out how history ties to the present.

— Jim Nantz

I don't read many popular histories like the ones I write. The building blocks for my research are scholarly monographs, and the inspiration for…

— Rick Perlstein

From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things,…

— Donald Kagan

For me, writing historical fiction is all about finding a balance between reading, traveling, looking, imagining, and dreaming.

— Anthony Doerr

I love to read history books, which is where I get my ideas. I also read historical romance for pleasure.

— Virginia Henley

As a publisher and author, I'm a big fan of historical fiction and also memoir.

— Andrea Davis Pinkney