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Deborah Harkness Quotes

What if 16th century people were right, and the supernatural and natural coexisted? How would that play out?

Deborah Harkness

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1965

Topics

People Play What If Right Out Would

I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to the customer what the ambition of their restaurant is. Not only the typeface and the design, but what is it printed on? Is it cheap-looking? Is it the right kind of paper for that restaurant?

People Ambition Think Restaurant Way

I knew I was going to love my daughter, but I had no idea how much I would love her.

Love Daughter Her Going Would Idea

If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.

Life Humble Humility Empathy People

I learned how to tell stories with Jay-Z on 'City Is Mine.' I learned how to film and choreograph dancing on 'Can I Get A...,' and I got to kind of be a documentary filmmaker with 'Hard Knock Life.'

Life City Kind Hard Dancing Tell

I also have a role model back in New Zealand, a woman called Miranda Harcourt. She's an actress and a writer. Her willingness to stay open to material is really great. I read a lot, and I try to watch and listen to diverse material.

Great Woman Back Role Model New Try

I felt very alone in Hollywood.

Alone Hollywood Felt Very

I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I have the same friends.

Work I Am Friends Person Same Prize

To me, nothing is more fascinating or theatrical than real life. These people are in dire situations, where something extreme has happened in their lives.

Life People Me Nothing More Real

The Squirrel Barkers always have a special place in my heart.

Heart Place Squirrel Special Always

I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending.

Brendan Gleeson

Life Adversity Hope Myself Ending

The Lagos of my childhood was a well-laid-out maritime city.

Childhood City Maritime

I rarely, if ever, had another book in mind while I was writing the previous book. Each book starts from ashes, really.

Mind Writing Book Ashes Starts Ever

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