All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I just got to the end after 30 books. So there was no particular inspiration, save it was time to finish the whole shebang. Raymond E. Feist bookcovercycle share on social
I hated the lost colony; in second grade, we were doing American History, and they said, We don't know what happened to them. That drove me nuts. That lost colony drove me crazy. Sarah Vowell americancolonycrazy Change image and share on social
Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history. Nobu Matsuhisa 000historyinca Change image and share on social
When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths, its form, its history and its sensuous qualities. Peter Zumthor buildconcentratedepth Change image and share on social
We tend to regard history as true and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' as untrue. That's always puzzled me. Tim O'Brien adventurefinnhistory Change image and share on social
I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals. David Attenborough animalbitehistory Change image and share on social
We are now in the Me Decade - seeing the upward roll of the third great religious wave in American history. Tom Wolfe americandecadegreat Change image and share on social
Melted down, silver is worth a little more than four dollars an ounce. But carved, inlaid, and engraved, and identified with a particular year, it becomes the direct reflection, often the literal record, of human history, our movement through time. Peter Landesman carvedirectdollar share on social
I'm saying this as a Republican: In the White House, the effort that goes in and wherever these decisions are made, as to limit civilian casualties, is more probably than any in the history of the world, especially when you consider the history of warfare. Peter T. King casualtyciviliandecision share on social
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. cutennoblehistory share on social
