A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Just because something seems impossible doesn’t make it untrue,”
“It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.”
“As far as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.”
“It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone.”
“Yes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity.”
“And happiness is always louder than sadness.”
“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)”
“Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved, waiting for him. My hands, which had been balled up and pressed against his chest, unfurled with it. The chain continued to drop, to an unfathomable depth where there was nothing but darkness and Matthew. At last it snapped to its full length, anchoring me to a vampire. Despite the manuscript, despite the fact that my hands contained enough voltage to run a microwave, and despite the photograph, as long as I was connected to him, I was safe.”
“All that children need is love, a grown-up to take responsibility for them, and a soft place to land.”
“Se Souvenir du passe, et qu'il ya un avenir: Remember the past, and that there is a future.”
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