Deborah Harkness Quotes

I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.

Impossible,'" Matthew said."'Impossible n'est pas français,' Ysabeau said, her tone tart as vinegar. 'And it certainly was not a word in your father's vocabulary.

Giving a woman your whole life is meaningless without giving her your whole heart as well.

Your father says a wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountaintop.

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.

All that children need is love, a grown-up to take responsibility for them, and a soft place to land.

...empathy is the most important power there is. Without it, we are doomed. With it, we can truly change the world.(interview from USC)

If you truly love someone, you will cherish what they despise most about themselves" - Fernando Conclaves