Clarence Darrow, America's best-known trial lawyer, was also one of American history's most skilled orators.
Jill Lepore
Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.
History is only written from what remains.
History's written from what can be found; what isn't saved is lost, sunken and rotted, eaten by earth.
No nation has a single history, no people a single song.
Theories of history used to be supernatural: the divine ruled time; the hand of God, a special providence, lay behind the fall of each sparrow. If... →
History shows us that the songs - the myth, the experience and the emotion - live longer the less you explain.
Sondre Lerche
I just want to make sure I'm contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous.
Logan Lerman
History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns -... →
Edward M. Lerner
The challenge - and much of the fun - of writing in an established future history lies in incorporating new knowledge while remaining true to what... →