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Deborah Harkness Quotes

I absolutely love Dorothy Dunnett's 'House of Niccolo' series and the 'Lymond Chronicles.' They are so detailed.

Deborah Harkness

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1965

Topics

Love House Absolutely Detailed

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Door Successful Rotten Kicking

In 1985, the Iranian sponsorship of terrorism was clear, solid evidence.

Robert McFarlane

Terrorism Evidence Clear Sponsorship

These characters are not spontaneous creations. They are engineered down to the last nut and bolt.

Down Spontaneous Last Bolt Nut

The tendency of modern scientific teaching is to neglect the great books, to lay far too much stress upon relatively unimportant modern work, and to present masses of detail of doubtful truth and questionable weight in such a way as to obscure principles.

Work Truth Great Stress Detail Way

It's always been my expectation to be the top guy, the face of the company, the one with all of that responsibility. But that should be everybody's goal. I didn't get into this to just be in the middle of the pack. If you want to do that, go work in a different line of work. This isn't the place to camouflage yourself.

Work Responsibility Yourself Face Go

In writing literary fiction, you are trying to help yourself. And readers are going to literary fiction not just to be entertained, but because they feel something else will happen; that the experience will take them beyond themselves and show them something they haven't seen before.

Experience Yourself Writing Help You

I believe in love at first sight, and I feel sometimes you have to just be open to whatever love is and let yourself fall.

Love Yourself Love Is Believe You

I like to talk to myself ahead of time so when temptation comes, I've already made up my mind that I have the victory.

Time Myself Mind Victory Temptation

If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts - but it's not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it's any better - but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.

Good Better You Connection Born Say

It's possible to change.

Change Possible

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Chester W. Nimitz

Leadership Good Best Men Good Men

With yoga, it works every part of the body and increases range of motion. People think you get super flexible and you lose your power in sport. I'm getting back to normal because I'm so wound up and tight.

Power People Think You Lose Body

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