American - Novelist | 1965 -
I took a course on 'Magic, Alchemy, and Astrology' at Mount Holyoke, and it was a whole new awakening for me, a way of thinking about the world primarily in terms of concepts and words rather than mathematical formulas.
Deborah Harkness
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Often, in books, I find female power to be cartoonish - power is a process, an evolution - it has responsibilities. It's not as simple as picking up your lightning bolt and throwing it at someone.
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We would all be incredibly boring to a vampire who is 400, 500 years old.
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After finishing 'The Book of Life,' I needed a bit of a break from the Bishops and de Clermonts. Honestly, I wasn't sure when - or even if! - they would capture all of my attention again.
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I became a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.
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As a historian, you can only go as far as the evidence will take you.
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What if 16th century people were right, and the supernatural and natural coexisted? How would that play out?
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People think about history as all grand gestures or significant moments, but the most valuable lesson we can learn is the enduring legacy of the small, meaningful things in life.
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