“fiction is not only the historian of life but its apologist.” FictionHistorian Author:Gertrude Atherton
“Futurism today is led by science-fiction writers, by sociologists, by historians. Now, I have nothing against them. I'm sure they do great work. But they're not scientists. They're clueless.” TodayFictionScientistScience FictionHistorianGreat WorkFiction WritersCluelessSociologistsFuturism Author:Michio Kaku
“The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that 'Lincoln' is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, we've actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincoln's presidency that's somewhat original.” ThinkingFactsLinesFictionOriginalsHistoricalEnormousHandleHistorical FictionHistorianPresidencyConsensusFidelity Author:Tony Kushner