1,199 Quotes About Historical-fiction

There's power in a promise, no matter who you make it to

Fear was as much a motivator as hate. Fear made monsters out of men.

We are eccentric. And we’re in love. So, that’s how it goes. You take what the world says you can’t have, and you hold it tighter.

I glanced down at the tattered, bloodstained marriage license. Numb, I pulled myself atop the wagon. There was nothing more to be said. The sheriff, God and Kentucky had said it for me. It had been foolish to dream. I snapped the reins. Dreams were for books.

I believed I owned the sky without realising that I’m destined to fall to the ground.

He was right. Showing emotion wasn't weakness. She may cry, but she would not shrink from doing whatever was needed to defend her brothers.

The only thing that stops us from being joyful is ourselves.

Joy no longer seemed as fragile as it once had.

She had once believed that her happiness was dependent on people staying healthy and circumstances being good. But now she felt that joy was not so easily broken as long as it was bound together with love and hope - love of God and good people in her life and the hope that she would always have love, both to give and to receive... "On earth as it is in heaven.