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History is prone to mistakes in identity, and facts are not always solid things.

History is imperfect and biased, and it always, always has omissions. The most common omissions are the bits that the writer of that history took for granted that his readers would know.

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.

I would never lie to anyone about history.

History isn't just the story of bad people doing bad things. It's quite as much a story of people trying to do good things. But somehow, something goes wrong.

When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

I have always felt that this story is universal. When I began to understand the details of the history, I felt that the most compelling aspect was not what happened, but what continues to happen and how it is denied.