Ancient history Quote by Voltaire

“Most civilizations had more fiction than they did real history.”

— Vernor Vinge

“History is fiction.”

— Jennifer Donnelly

“we accept fictions as fictions, as things that might be true in their world, if not quite in ours.”

— Thomas C. Foster

“History is indeed stranger than fiction. The twists and turns of human history are too outlandish for to be believable in any work of…

— A.E. Samaan

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

— Judith Geary

“There is a great deal of solemn discussion about The Novel. In fact, every novel is an answer to the ancient plea, 'Tell us…

— Pamela Brown

“In other words, that works of history are mere collections of facts. It is fiction alone that can show us the true nature of…

— Daisaku Ikeda

“One makes a great error if one believes there are 'ancients.' Only now is antiquity starting to arise. It arises in the eyes and…

— Novalis

“I like fiction and the history...Great!”

— Anonymous

“The trouble with ancient history is that, as far as I can tell, the vast majority of it took place a hell of a…

— John Powell

“Doesn't every previous era feel like fiction once it's gone?”

— Karen Thompson Walker

“What was good enough for the fiction fearing men of the past, is no yardstick for the civilized us.”

— Abhijit Naskar