Speculative History Quotes

“One person's actions can alter the course of history, and a political or military mischance can touch off a catastrophic reaction that has repercussions over centuries.”
― Timothy Venning, If Rome Hadn't Fallen: What Might Have Happened If the Western Empire Had Survived

“it might seem advisable to prove that the haunt of the walrus was known to the ancient chinese writers who have furnished accounts of america, but it is unnecessary to do this, seeing that the phenomenon of the ten suns, which is only visible at the arctic circle, is referred to in the ancient books.”
― Alexander McAllan, Ancient Chinese Account of the Grand Canyon, or Course of the Colorado

“It was so simple to smile at him; he deserved one’s tenderest smile.”
― Anne Rice, The Mummy