Best Deborah Harkness Sayings
- The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings. Absolutely
- A lot of our assumptions of the world are fairly cynical, fairly negative, and assume the worst. What our reading tastes show - in this… Actually Still
- There were no vampires of note in Western literature until about the 18th century. But they tell us where we park our anxieties, whether its… Anxieties
- The world of scholarship is much more measured in its appreciation and also its criticism than the world of popular literature. Appreciation
- As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop at every inn… Books
- I realised that today we are very much interested in reading about subjects that would have also interested people in the 1500s: ghosts, demons and… Bump
- Magic provides a way of still having room for possibilities, an unlimited sense of what the world offers. Magic is always there when science is… Found
- Cheap wine is defined by its price, and it depends on personal spending limits. So for me, any wine under $10 is cheap. Any
- For me, a $20 wine that drinks like a $40 wine in terms of complexity and interest is a value, while a $5 wine that… All