"Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings."

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Source : Helen Maud Cam, Historical Association (Great Britain) (1968). “Historical Novels”

Helen Cam

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“Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action.”

Source : Paul Krugman (2015). “The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming America From The Right”, p.25, Penguin UK
“we should be careful not to let machinery swamp life. That we should be sure, when we are confronted with a fresh mechanical contrivance, that we are not losing more than we gain by adopting it.”

Source : Ann Bridge (2013). “Singing Waters”, p.17, A&C Black
“A good part of why I never went back to England was part of that, I didn't want to be in those sort of flowery films. But I think it's a nice change of pace-I don't know how long it'll go for. There will always be the Merchant-Ivory/Kenneth Branagh movies, but there's something else now-really, it's always been there but the Americans getting to see it makes all the difference.”
“Grant us a common faith that we shall know bread and peace-that we shall know justice and righteousness, freedom and security, an equal opportunity and an equal chance to do our best not only in our own lands, but throughout the world. And in that faith let us march toward the clean world our hands can make.”
“Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.”
“how much better to make no vow; then at least when the cord of attraction snaps, we can go free, still defying the lightning in our untarnished pride.”

Source : Elinor Glyn (1907). “Three Weeks”
“I want to be one of the best ever. It's important to me. Why can't I be? Who's faster than me? Not many. Who has the size and can move like me? Not many. Catch passes like me? Not many.”
“I grew up with a great sense of insecurity in figuring out what I was and where I belonged.”

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