Historicals Quotes & Sayings

When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing. — Malin Akerman

Opinions that are well rooted should grow and change like a healthy tree. — Irving Bacheller

We're both pretty lousy, but together we are better than ten others. — Keith Richards

There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories. — Stanley Kubrick

Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next year. — Dan Quayle

With historicals, the research is half the fun. Contemporaries are especially easy. People are right out there in front of you; you meet them every day. You can concentrate wholly on the story and characters. — Heather Graham Pozzessere

There's no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love. That you and I and all of us are incredible. I mean, we really are remarkable things. That we are, as a matter of fact, made for goodness. — Desmond Tutu

Elegantly accomplished," said Nehemiah Trot. "I shall compose an Ode. Would you like to stay and listen? — Neil Gaiman

I could always write in a wide variety. My moods change same as reader's moods change. I really do love writing the historicals, however, but if that's all I did I would go crazy, same with any of the other kinds of books. I need variety. — Joe R. Lansdale

You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living until the escape becomes the habit. — David Ryan

His conscience smote him. As smitings go, it wasn't much, his conscience being in poor fighting condition. — Loretta Chase

Historical romance is still very strong in the market. Writers of historical romance are making the bestselling lists on a regular basis and careers are growing. However, since there is much more variety in romance today, the total sales of historicals might be down from their peak. The talk of the market softening is a reflection of this, and of the fact that one does not see big growth in this area of the market. — Madeline Hunter

Locke contended that government originates out of the necessity for protecting property. — Russell Kirk

It feels like I'm an actor in an Italian movie from the '60s, saying the placeholder lines into the camera, waiting for the real ones that come later. — Lauren Graham

Grown on a grand scale, sugar spreads its blight on a grand scale and today unemployment and poverty are these islands' permanent guests. — Eduardo Galeano

What do we expect the climate to do? How will it affect people? And how can we protect people from hardship? We should be willing to face the facts that things may not go very well. — Walter Munk

Keep dating and you will become so sick, so badly crippled, so deformed, so emotionally warped and mentally defective that you will marry anybody. — Florence King

I remember a period where my publisher said to me, 'Look, your historical work is selling much better than your contemporary work, so please give us more historicals.' — Emma Donoghue