“Here’s your pen,” Marcus said politely, “and your form. See?” He leaned closer. “I did exactly what you asked me to. I’m really very well behaved. My father made sure of it.” — 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
“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
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
“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
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
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
What if 16th century people were right, and the supernatural and natural coexisted? How would that play out? — Deborah Harkness Copy Share
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
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
“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
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
“Give me knowledge of my end and the measure of my days, so I may know my frailty. My lifetime is no longer than… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share