“History only became more challenging when it became less neat. Every time I pick up a book or document from the past,… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
Memories were short and history unkind. It was the way of the world. — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
There is a lot of talk in the academy about the death of the humanities. Based on my readers' response and their… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
People think about history as all grand gestures or significant moments, but the most valuable lesson we can learn is the enduring… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
As a historian, you can only go as far as the evidence will take you. — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
My experiences thus far had me planning to throttle the first Tudor historian I met upon my return for gross dereliction of… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
I couldn't resist hiding some historical details and a few clues relevant to the plot and characters of 'A Discovery of Witches'… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
After 20 years of writing academic prose and lectures, it seems very familiar and straightforward to me. Writing a novel for the first time,… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
“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… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
For me, a $20 wine that drinks like a $40 wine in terms of complexity and interest is a value, while a $5 wine… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
“Some swore he was a maid in man's attire, For in his looks were all that men desire, A pleasant smiling cheeke, a speaking… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
I took a course on 'Magic, Alchemy, and Astrology' at Mount Holyoke, and it was a whole new awakening for me, a way of… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
The king just sits there, moving one square at a time. The queen can move so freely. I suppose I’d rather lose the game… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
What if 16th century people were right, and the supernatural and natural coexisted? How would that play out? — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
I was planning on starting a new file on my computer with the title "Phrases That Sound One Way to Witches but Mean Something… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
I think you can learn a lot from primary sources. 'The Penguin Book of Witches,' which is edited by novelist Katherine Howe, is a… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
“History only became more challenging when it became less neat. Every time I pick up a book or document from the past, I'm in… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
We live in a world where we think the mysterious is retreating farther and farther from our lives and eventually we will know all… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
