Arcs Quote by Vincent Piazza

I love those historians that are either very simple or most excellent. Such as are between both (which is the most common fashion), it…

— Michel de Montaigne

With historicals, the research is half the fun. Contemporaries are especially easy. People are right out there in front of you; you meet them…

— Heather Graham Pozzessere

I don't read many popular histories like the ones I write. The building blocks for my research are scholarly monographs, and the inspiration for…

— Rick Perlstein

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.

— Tony Kushner

When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With…

— Pat Barker

I like all of the books I work on to be ones you can pick up without knowing the entire history of the character,…

— Kate Leth

As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.

— George R. R. Martin

I've done all these historical epics and chivalrous roles, but there's an odder, quirkier side to me that nobody knows about.

— Orlando Bloom

I've played historical characters before, and I think the trap of all of them is if you try to do an impression. If that's…

— Tim Matheson

I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in…

— Laurie Graham

If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters and events,…

— Diana Gabaldon