Books Quote by Rhoda Koenig

Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however…

— Walter Scott

Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teeth.

— Walter Raleigh

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

— Jesse Ventura

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history…

— Sarah Vowell

“Not that anybody cares two pins about history in these days.We've got rid of history; history is all my eye. But I've got to…

— Carter Dickson

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

— Dorothy Salisbury Davis

“Reading history is good for all of us. If you know history, you know that there is no such thing as a self-made man…

— Anonymous

Facts can't be recounted; much less twice over, and far less still by different persons. I've already drummed that thoroughly into your head.

— Augusto Roa Bastos

Ah, Fist, it’s the curse of history that those who should read them, never do.

— Steven Erikson

We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a…

— Saul David

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

— Polybius

“however the trouble with “lessons from history” is that we usually read them best after falling flat on our chins.”

— Robert A. Heinlein