Books Quote by R. N. Prasher

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

— Philippa Gregory

“When history seems to offer no sanctuary for values (when history is assailed by wars and inhuman or immoral public actions), literature can provide…

— Beatriz Sarlo

“All interpretations of history are propaganda for one idea or another.”

— Selma Dabbagh

“Facta! Yes, Facta ficta! - A historian has to do, not with what actually happened, but only with events supposed to have happened: for…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Why is history uncontested here? There is no sight of that dispute over words, that battle over versions of stories that marks the creative…

— Teju Cole

“I suppose history always did have in it a large bit of the perspective of those who wrote it. People tend to make their…

— Na'ama Yehuda

“There is a great difference between historical facts and speculative opinions ; nor is the knowledge of the one propagated in the same manner…

— David Hume

“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

“History matters, not because it repeats itself (which it never does), but because its narration can rid demons that torment the oppressed, shock the…

— Seth Garfield

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

— Judith Geary

Every work of history is a combination of argument and narrative. The longer I write, the more I emphasize the narrative, the story, and…

— H. W. Brands

“What determines how we remember history and which elements are preserved and penetrate the collective consciousness? If historical novels stir your interest, pursue the…

— Ruta Sepetys