#historical

It seemed to me that Mr. Forrester would approve of a woman who could follow him in conversation and not be baffled by ledgers and currency conversions. I had grossly overestimated him. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#family-saga #gothic-romance #historical-fiction #strong-heroine #suspense

I like historical fiction. I fell in love with New Orleans the first time I visited it. And I wanted to place a story in New Orleans. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#fiction #first #first time #historical #historical fiction

The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire. ↗

— Dave Barry

#empire #historical #just #like #now

And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

#became #cannot #clear #conditions #deeply

The American public historically was really not part of the stock market. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#american public #historically #market #part #public

Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published. ↗

— Caroline B. Cooney

#books #eight #first #historical #never

I'm a history buff, and right now we're sitting on one of the most dramatic historical shifts that this planet has ever seen and we have a front row seat for it. ↗

— James Daly

#dramatic #ever #front #historical #history

I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded! ↗

— Erin Duffy

#book #fiction #fun #good #historical

It is wrong to believe that Hispanics are Democrats. Hispanics are traditionally and historically conservative, not just socially conservative, but fiscally conservative. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

#conservative #democrats #fiscally #fiscally conservative #hispanics

The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#among #basis #betterment #between #black