I never sat down and said, ‘I’m going to write historical fiction with strong romantic elements.’ It was just the way the stories went. — Lauren Willig Tags: #Strong, #Fiction, #Historical, #LaurenWillig, #American, #AuthorMini who’s who:...
Chance doesn’t mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that, and that’s the way that novelty, new things, come about. — John Polkinghorne Tags: #Mean, #Happens, #Historical, #JohnPolkinghorne, #British,...
I’m fascinated by failure, and I’m fascinated by finality. Shakespeare’s historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality of life. Without finality, life would not be beautiful. — George Hickenlooper...
Computers have cut-and-paste functions. So does right-wing historical memory. — Rick Perlstein Tags: #Memory, #Historical, #RickPerlstein, #American, #HistorianMini who’s who: Rick Perlstein : American Historian Born:...
It’s a very good historical book about history. — Dan Quayle Tags: #Good, #Book, #Historical, #DanQuayle, #American, #VicePresidentMini who’s who: Dan Quayle : American Vice President Born: February 4,...