Aim Quote by Peter Morgan

If an historian be an unbeliever in all heroism, if he be a man who brings every thing down to the level of a…

— Matthew Arnold

I took ethics classes in college, and it always amazes me how they [tabloids] will blatantly say something that I did not say, in…

— Carrie Underwood

In fiction, you are not limited by real facts. You can manipulate reality; you can invent without being disloyal to the essence of history.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

If a reader believes that everything in nonfiction or history is just objectively true, I don't really know what to tell them, except that…

— Kathleen Rooney

Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is…

— Barry Unsworth

We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what…

— John Dryden

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.

— Kate Mosse

Most readers of historical fiction are content to just get caught up in a good story, and that is what I want to do…

— Melanie Benjamin

Historical facts are the vital framework around which non-fiction writers construct their narratives; they are, quite simply, indispensable.

— Saul David

“All history is fictionalised narration of an opinion and good authors keep coming up with new opinions on existing narrations. Those who have locked…

— R. N. Prasher

In non-fiction you have to stay true to historical events, be they personal or national .

— Andrew Lam

I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history. There's no question that…

— David S. Goyer