Books Quote by Simon Sebag Montefiore

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

I like to do the research of history and the creativity of writing fiction. I am creating this thing which I think is twice…

— Philippa Gregory

I do not love fiction, I love history.

— Duane Hanson

But I don't read a lot of fiction. I prefer the nonfiction stuff.

— Andy Richter

I don't like fiction, I like reading proper history.

— Tony Pulis

I like fiction and the kind of history that gives the grace and flavor of fiction to the past. No bloviation on current events,…

— P. J. O'Rourke

For me, writing historical fiction is all about finding a balance between reading, traveling, looking, imagining, and dreaming.

— Anthony Doerr

Nonfiction gives you subjects. Writing fiction I can have more fun, but I have to invent my subject.

— Lynne Tillman

I think I'm too lazy a writer to do something like historical fiction. You have to do so much research. I just write what…

— Sarah Dessen

For me, choosing between fiction and nonfiction is really only about picking the right tool for the job.

— Colson Whitehead

Nonfiction is easy and fiction is hard.

— Ann Patchett

Writing fiction is very different to writing non-fiction. I love writing novels, but on history books, like my biographies of Stalin or Catherine the…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore