There are two kinds of truth. There are real truths and there are made up truths.
The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.
Facts cannot be replaced by opinion.
… fiction may be admitted to vouch for the genius of nations, while history has nothing to offer that is entitled to credit
It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.
The difference between reality and unreality is that reality has so little to recommend it.
Rhetoric is no substitute for reality.
Everything that you see in 'Unhinged' that's quoted can be verified as documented and corroborated.
Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can't be disproved or shown to be false.
You can tell a more over-the-top incredible story if you use a nonfiction form.
I'm trying to inform people, so I try to present them with accurate information.
The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
An account of an expedition is not a novel. Therefore an authentic account can never be given, let alone written down by someone who was not present.
I want to discover a truth for myself that is really true. Whether it's a piece of scientific knowledge, or a philosophical truth.
