History Quote by Lacey Baldwin Smith

“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

“The truth of history often likes to conceal itself in small coincidences.”

— Aldo Schiavone

“History is fiction.”

— Jennifer Donnelly

“To me, fiction is a fast-track to the sort of truth with which facts interfere.”

— Sarah Terez Rosenblum

“In other words, that works of history are mere collections of facts. It is fiction alone that can show us the true nature of…

— Daisaku Ikeda

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

— Judith Geary

“Like all good works of fiction, it lies like the truth.”

— Robert Crossley

“Treason never prospers. What's the reason? Why, if it prosper, None dare call it treason.”

— John Harington

“Granted, there is always much that is hidden, and we must not forget that the writing of history - however dryly it is done…

— Hermann Hesse

“True history is almost invisible. It flows like an underground spring. It takes place in the shadows, and in silence.. And only a chosen…

— Félix J. Palma

“I was well aware how famously or infamously secretive these old institutions can be, no more than ourselves, a mixture of worry, lost power,…

— Sebastian Barry

“I have some knowledge of the time that may be misspent, clinging to fictions and supposing them truths.”

— Sarah Waters