Burden Quote by Mark Gatiss

“History is simply the stories we inherit.”

— Leslie Forbes

“What I've learned writing these stories is that history only looks heavy and solid. In fact, it won't ever stay still.”

— Emily Geminder

“There was something so heavy about the burden of history, of the past.”

— Sarah Dessen

“There is a reason history has, at its heart, the narrative of one's life.”

— Jodi Picoult

“I wanted something that would address the strengths and weaknesses of humanity. I wanted a story that could move readers. My Honor Flight is…

— Dan McCurrigan

“In all those stories, I could fly.”

— Sherman Alexie

“Don’t carry the world around or your history around like a burden. In fact, don’t carry it around at all. One step at a…

— Art Hochberg

“If we had the power to rewrite our histories, what stories would we tell?”

— Karpov Kinrade

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

— Judith Geary

“Such is the amazing power of stories to link us to our past and lead us all the way back to the present.”

— Margi Preus

“We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.”

— Min Jin Lee

“History is funny that way. Things that seem far off and impossible have a way of turning out to be bearer and more possible…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton