Deborah Harkness Two Quotations

In this room we understand why this war might be fought...it's about our common belief that no one has the right to tell two creatures that they cannot love each other--no matter what their species.

It was a brutal picture, a tug-of-war between two equal but opposing impulses. It had the ring of truth, however,

As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.

Gallowglass returned to Sporrengasse with two vampires and a pretzel.

With knot of one, the spell's begun. With knot of two, the spell be true. With knot of three, the spell is free. With knot of four, the power is stored. With knot of five, the spell with thrive. With knot of six, this spell I fix.

Scholars do one of two things when they discover information that doesn't fit what they already know. Either they sweep it aside so it doesn't bring their cherished theories into question or they focus on it with laserlike intensity and try to get to the bottom of the mystery.