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“Even the darkest places need to be brought into the light of day, or else they’ll grow until they swallow a man whole.” (The All Souls Trilogy Quotes)
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“For storms will rage and oceans roar When Gabriel stands on sea and shore. And as he blows his wondrous horn, old worlds die, and new be born.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“Humans can convince themselves up is down and black is white. It’s their special gift.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“I arched my back in an effort to increase the contact between us, and Matthew stilled. With my spine bowed, he was poised at the entrance to my womb. And in that brief, forever moment, father, mother, and child were as close as any three creatures could be.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“In labor we blame absolutely everything on the husband. It keeps the mother from developing homicidal fantasies and reminds the men they aren’t the center of attention,’ Sarah explained.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“In the interests of originality – not to mention verisimilitude – we’re skipping dinner and moving right on to the date.’ ‘Readers would love a vampire who said that!’ I said.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“Magic was nothing more than desire made real, after all.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“Some say a witch’s true power comes from being a creature between life and death, light and darkness”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“The forest has eyes, and the woods have ears; therefore I will see, be silent, and hear.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“The house was winning, thanks to its chief weapon: Fleetwood Mac.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“The house was winning, thanks to its chief weapon: Fleetwood Mac. Sarah had bashed Mom’s old radio to bits two days after we found it during a never-ending concert of “The Chain.” The house retaliated by removing all the toilet-paper rolls from the bathroom cabinets and replacing them with a variety of electronic gadgets capable of playing music. It made for a rousing morning”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“This family was more fun when we had fewer medical degrees”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“Weddings aren’t for the benefit of the bride or the groom. Most couples would be content to go off on their own as we did, say a few words, and then leave for a holiday. Weddings are rites of passage for the community”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“What is blood, if not fire and water?”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
“With all the playhouses closed on account of the plague, it would be a challenge to keep body and soul together.”
Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy
