“At BYU, I discovered history, then historiography. I became fascinated...” — Tara Westover Quote

“At BYU, I discovered history, then historiography. I became fascinated with the study of historians and historical trends, with the idea that the way we remember the past changes and shifts with our own preoccupations.”

“You can miss someone every day and still be glad you don't have to see them.”

“I'm no longer religious, but the Bible fascinates me. Hardly anyone reads it anymore, but it's got everything: it's a book of poetry, it's a book of principle, it's a book of stories, and of myths and of epic tales, a book of histories and a book of fictions, of riddles, fables, parables and allegories.”

“Historians sometimes view presidents very differently from the way the public did at the time. Sometimes they don't.”

“Lots of historians are sniffy about re-enactors.”

“I think that a movie can only be an adjunct or only a supplement to books, to different points of view, to scholars, historians and your own teachers.”