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“I teach 18- to 21-year-olds - the 'Harry Potter' generation. They grew up as voracious readers, reading books in this exploding genre. But at some point, I would love for them to give Umberto Eco or A.S. Byatt a try. I hope 'A Discovery of Witches' will serve as a kind of stepping-stone.”
Deborah Harkness“I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.”
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches“Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires weren’t the only creatures who had to manage such strong impulses. Much of what qualified as magic was simply desire in action. Witchcraft was different- that took spells and rituals. But magic? A wish, a need, a hunger too strong to be denied- these could turn into deeds when they cross a witch’s mind.”
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches“All that children need is love, a grown-up to take responsibility for them, and a soft place to land.”
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches“A ma vie de coer entier.Mon debut et ma fin. Se souvenir du passe, et qu'il ya un avenir. My whole heart for my whole life.With an alpha and an omega: my beginning and my end.Remember the past, and that there is a future.”
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches“and fear was the strongest force on earth.”
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches“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, A Discovery of Witches“My ideas about vampires may be romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul.”
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches