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Deborah Harkness Quotes

I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy Picture Quote #1

I’m a storyteller, and I have really good material to work with: I’ve been studying magic and the occult since about 1983 Picture Quote #1

A lot of our assumptions of the world are fairly cynical, fairly negative, and assume the worst. What our reading tastes show - in this rush to fantasy, romance, whatever - is that we actually still want to believe in a world of possibility, in a world of mystery Picture Quote #1

For me, a $20 wine that drinks like a $40 wine in terms of complexity and interest is a value, while a $5 wine that is not very good is not a value at all in my opinion Picture Quote #1

Within days they’d formed an unholy alliance with a foppish young French vampire in the Garden District who had implausibly golden hair and a streak of ruthlessness as wide as the Mississippi Picture Quote #1

There were no vampires of note in Western literature until about the 18th century. But they tell us where we park our anxieties, whether its over-powerful women, death or damnation. We make our own monsters Picture Quote #1

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My niece was very much caught up in the vampire craze for young adults, and she thought having a vampire boyfriend would be a cool thing. What do you do on a first date? The more I thought about it, the more fun I had imagining what you’d serve a vampire for dinner Picture Quote #1

Cheap wine is defined by its price, and it depends on personal spending limits. So for me, any wine under $10 is cheap Picture Quote #1

If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it’s only because it doesn’t know that the fire can consume it Picture Quote #1

Witches are the kind of more traditional, home and family, craft people - so they’re the ones who are making things; crocheting shawls and things like that. But then they also have that slightly confident, dangerous, edge. I always see them as having very extreme hair, either amazingly beautiful straight hair or kind of wild Picture Quote #1

I’d studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire Picture Quote #1

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed (Albert Einstein) Picture Quote #1

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Memories were short and history unkind. It was the way of the world Picture Quote #1

Sorry, we’ve got ghosts Picture Quote #1

I want a simple, ordinary life... like humans enjoy Picture Quote #1

Her bark is worse than her bite Picture Quote #1

And happiness is always louder than sadness Picture Quote #1

The first requirement of war: allies must not kill each other Picture Quote #1

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Just because something seems impossible doesn’t make it untrue Picture Quote #1

The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings Picture Quote #1

Scholars do one of two things when they discover information that doesn’t fit what they already know. Either they sweep it aside so it doesn’t bring their cherished theories into question or they focus on it with laserlike intensity and try to get to the bottom of the mystery Picture Quote #1

You do angry. I just saw it. And you left at least one hole in my carpet to prove it Picture Quote #1

With knot of one, the spell’s begun. With knot of two, the spell be true. With knot of three, the spell is free. With knot of four, the power is stored. With knot of five, the spell with thrive. With knot of six, this spell I fix Picture Quote #1

It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone Picture Quote #1

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Wordlessly I looked back at him, astonished that a kiss on the palm could be so intimate Picture Quote #1

That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge on the towpath, always slightly ahead of me, like a dark star guiding me home Picture Quote #1

My ideas about vampires may by romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul Picture Quote #1

It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches Picture Quote #1

I wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little magic in it. I needed to understand how they convinced themselves that magic wasn’t important Picture Quote #1

She was like a camera that had been chronically out of focus until someone came by and twisted the lenses into alignment Picture Quote #1

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I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy (Deborah Harkness Quotes) I’m a storyteller, and I have really good material to work with: I’ve been studying magic and the occult since about 1983. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) A lot of our assumptions of the world are fairly cynical, fairly negative, and assume the worst. What our reading tastes show - in this rush to fantasy, romance, whatever - is that we actually still want to believe in a world of possibility, in a world of mystery. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) For me, a $20 wine that drinks like a $40 wine in terms of complexity and interest is a value, while a $5 wine that is not very good is not a value at all in my opinion. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Within days they’d formed an unholy alliance with a foppish young French vampire in the Garden District who had implausibly golden hair and a streak of ruthlessness as wide as the Mississippi (Deborah Harkness Quotes) There were no vampires of note in Western literature until about the 18th century. But they tell us where we park our anxieties, whether its over-powerful women, death or damnation. We make our own monsters. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) My niece was very much caught up in the vampire craze for young adults, and she thought having a vampire boyfriend would be a cool thing. What do you do on a first date? The more I thought about it, the more fun I had imagining what you’d serve a vampire for dinner. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Cheap wine is defined by its price, and it depends on personal spending limits. So for me, any wine under $10 is cheap. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it’s only because it doesn’t know that the fire can consume it. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Witches are the kind of more traditional, home and family, craft people - so they’re the ones who are making things; crocheting shawls and things like that. But then they also have that slightly confident, dangerous, edge. I always see them as having very extreme hair, either amazingly beautiful straight hair or kind of wild. (Deborah Harkness Quotes) I’d studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire (Deborah Harkness Quotes) The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed (Albert Einstein) (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Memories were short and history unkind. It was the way of the world (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Sorry, we’ve got ghosts (Deborah Harkness Quotes) I want a simple, ordinary life... like humans enjoy (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Her bark is worse than her bite (Deborah Harkness Quotes) And happiness is always louder than sadness (Deborah Harkness Quotes) The first requirement of war: allies must not kill each other (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Just because something seems impossible doesn’t make it untrue (Deborah Harkness Quotes) The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Scholars do one of two things when they discover information that doesn’t fit what they already know. Either they sweep it aside so it doesn’t bring their cherished theories into question or they focus on it with laserlike intensity and try to get to the bottom of the mystery (Deborah Harkness Quotes) You do angry. I just saw it. And you left at least one hole in my carpet to prove it (Deborah Harkness Quotes) With knot of one, the spell’s begun. With knot of two, the spell be true. With knot of three, the spell is free. With knot of four, the power is stored. With knot of five, the spell with thrive. With knot of six, this spell I fix (Deborah Harkness Quotes) It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone (Deborah Harkness Quotes) Wordlessly I looked back at him, astonished that a kiss on the palm could be so intimate (Deborah Harkness Quotes) That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge on the towpath, always slightly ahead of me, like a dark star guiding me home (Deborah Harkness Quotes) My ideas about vampires may by romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul (Deborah Harkness Quotes) It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches (Deborah Harkness Quotes) I wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little magic in it. I needed to understand how they convinced themselves that magic wasn’t important (Deborah Harkness Quotes) She was like a camera that had been chronically out of focus until someone came by and twisted the lenses into alignment (Deborah Harkness Quotes)

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