I can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting.
Antonia FraserThe world and the friends that lived in it are shadows: you alone remain real in this drowsing room.
Aldous HuxleyI started reading the Bible. All of a sudden the words jumped off the page and became real.
Austin PeckYou can never connect on a deeper level if you idolise someone - you don't see the real person.
Alexander SkarsgardThe real romantics imagine greying and sagging and wrinkling as the deepening of something sacred.
Ann VoskampBanks should contribute to the real economy, make a positive contribution to economic growth.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem