Color Quote by Paula Wall

“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

“None of it seemed very real, but I suppose that's the trouble with history. It's the one thing we have to make up for…

— Peter Ackroyd

“History is fiction.”

— Jennifer Donnelly

“History tends to play games with the truth, but at least it does so with a flourish.”

— Mitch Rowland

“History is humankind trying to get a grip. Obviously not easy. But it could go better if you would pay a little more attention…

— Kim Stanley Robinson

“The simple truth? History was never simply history. If it was anything it was another collar—another means to control.”

— Chris Galford

“History is dead until we make it live; but it is the lively interpretation of history that makes it interesting.”

— Robert J. Devaux

“History is not a bad thing. It just reminds us what to do and what not to do in the future.”

— Phil MItchell

“History has to be observed. Otherwise it’s not history. It’s just … well, things happening one after another.”

— Terry Pratchett

“History is what people want to remember.”

— Jane Stevenson

“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

“History is ours, and it is made by the people.”

— Salvador Allende