Because Quote by Kate Atkinson

“History is all about 'what ifs”

— Kate Atkinson

In the many-mansioned house of Alternate History, I occupy a small corner. The trio of what-ifs I chronicled in 'Then Everything Changed' all begin…

— Jeff Greenfield

I think there is often a 'what if' proposition that gets me thinking about all my novels.

— John Irving

I like to imagine the "what ifs" of history.

— Melanie Benjamin

“Fiction is a mix of reality, the interpretation of that reality and a lot of "what if".”

— Jim Sellers

“History is indeed stranger than fiction. The twists and turns of human history are too outlandish for to be believable in any work of…

— A.E. Samaan

“History shows us a window into our past. Historical fiction can take us by the and and lead us into that world.”

— Judith Geary

“Historical fiction is a hybrid, a blending of reported reality, reasonable speculation, psychological truth, and the author’s imagination.”

— Philippa Gregory

My history writing was based on what I saw in strange, exotic places rather than just reading books.

— Tony Judt

So much history, if you or I were to write it, could seem a fiction. These separations, these lines that tell us this is…

— Jamaica Kincaid

“Fiction isn't what 'was'. It's 'what if'?”

— Richard Peck

We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a…

— Saul David