#historic

However, the difficulties and pleasures of the writing itself are similar for a novel with a historical setting and a novel with a contemporary setting, as far as I'm concerned. ↗

— Helen Dunmore

#concerned #contemporary #difficulties #far #historical

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#female #forces #found #full #groups

But you know we couldn't compare what we do with what the British athletes did at the Olympics. We are very proud to be British and if we have done our bit to promote Britain in a historic year for the country that's brilliant. ↗

— Louis Tomlinson

#bit #brilliant #britain #british #compare

Democrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what we have is a nation of worried families - families that are concerned about job security, families who thought their pensions were secure and now have questions. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#always #changed #concerned #democrats #families

As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones. ↗

— Joan D. Vinge

#day #drew #frequently #historical #i

Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor. ↗

— Peter Welch

#casting #congress #debt #debt limit #favor

And finally, it was Deuteronomy that brought about the historical result of Josiah's reformation. ↗

— Julius Wellhausen

#brought #finally #historical #reformation #result

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. ↗

— James Wolcott

#arrived #buster #carrey #clowns #comedy

I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried. ↗

— Robin Gibb

#country #english #figures #historical #i

This time all the historical details and things were right. But I'd written it again in third person, and people found it dry. I decided to throw that one away. ↗

— Arthur Golden

#away #decided #details #dry #found