Book Quote by William Winwood Reade

Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book.

— Anonymous

I'm not sure you can count as history, was Keith Richards's "Life," which he so modestly titled it. I did find it a fascinating…

— Dave Barry

Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader…

— Louis L'Amour

The historical novel gives us perspective on our modern lives and helps us connect with the story, which we are continuing ourselves.

— Mary Pope Osborne

The best and only true history we have. Everyone interested in creative writing should know this book.

— Tony Ardizzone

“I gave Wang a copy of Joseph Campbell’s great book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, because he is a classic hero and I…

— Ray Dalio

The most influential books, and the truest in their influence, are works of fiction. They repeat, they re-arrange, they clarify the lessons of life;…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present.

— Laila Lalami

I don't read a lot of inspirational books for life. But for writing, I think the two best books are The War of Art…

— Donald Miller

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he builds ever lasts monuments fall; nations perish; civilization grow…

— Clarence Day

The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led lives even more miserable than our own.

— Anonymous

It's a very good historical book about history.

— Dan Quayle