Hello. Here is a list of 34 quotes that I liked and saved while reading A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness. I hope you will like them too. By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.
A Discovery of Witches Quotes
- Anyone who has read paperback bestsellers or even watched television knows that vampires are breathtaking, but nothing prepares you to actually see one. Their bone structures are so well honed that they seem chiseled by an expert sculptor. Then they move, or speak, and your mind can’t begin to absorb what you’re seeing. Every movement is graceful; every word is musical. And their eyes are arresting, which is precisely how they catch their prey. One long look, a few quiet words, a touch: once you’re caught in a vampire’s snare you don’t stand a chance. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Witches, vampires, and daemons aren’t supposed to mix. You know that. Humans are more likely to notice us when we do. No daemon or vampire is worth the risk. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Australians were like Americans – but not so pushy. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- One never knows with vampires. They’re only a step away from animals. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- A little book can hold a big secret – one that might change the world. You’re a witch. You know words have power. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- When it’s foggy, rowing feels even more like flying. The air muffles the normal sounds of birds and automobiles and amplifies the soft thwack of oars in the water and the swoosh of the boat seats. With no shorelines and familiar landmarks to orient you, there’s nothing to steer by but your instincts. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Every time I pick up a book or a document from the past, I’m in a battle with people who lived hundreds of years ago. They have their secrets and obsessions – all the things they won’t or can’t reveal. It’s my job to discover and explain them. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- All you have to do is be a good listener. Nobody really wants to keep secrets, not even the dead. People leave clues everywhere, and if you pay attention, you can piece them together. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- I can tell you as a scientist, that there’s no such thing as ‘normal.’ ‘Normal’ is a bedtime story – a fable – that humans tell themselves to feel better when faced with overwhelming evidence that most of what’s happening around them is not ‘normal’ at all. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- This is why you have to stop keeping secrets. They’re going to destroy you from the inside. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- A witch shouldn’t keep secrets from other witches. Bad things happen when she does. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Humans can convince themselves up is down and black is white. It’s their special gift. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- 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 desire. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Magic is desire made real. […] When a witch concentrates on something she wants, and then imagines how she might get it, she can make it happen. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- I don’t want to look back on a life where I took everything rather than earned it. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- A vampire’s life was measured not in hours or years but in secrets revealed and kept. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- There’s magic inside you, Diana, and it wants to get out, whether you ask for it or not. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- I have never been a radical! Change is very much overrated. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- It’s a scientist’s prerogative to change his mind as new information comes to light. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Why do vampires have such a strange attitude toward time? […] Witches don’t have centuries to fall in love. We do it quickly. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- It’s a historian’s job to uncover secrets. And I’m very good at it. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- This was so different from books and movies, where love was made into something tense and difficult. Loving Matthew was much more like coming into port than heading out into a storm. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- The life stories of a vampire are theirs to tell – and theirs alone. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- I don’t mind one moment of love that you’ve shared with any creature, living or dead, so long as you want to be with me right at this moment. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Modern creatures are always in such a hurry. Call me old-fashioned if you’d like, but I want to enjoy every moment of our courtship. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Making love should be about intimacy, about knowing another’s body as well as your own. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- My life now has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Everything before was preamble. Now I have you. One day you will be gone, and my life will be over. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- No one sees as many centuries as I have without being careful. I’m always careful. Now more than ever, since I have so much more to lose. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- That’s the most important lesson a warrior learns, witch. You learn how to pick your battles and let go of those you can’t win, to fight another day. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Try not to be too hard on yourself as you journey into the future. Keep your wits about you, and trust your instincts. It’s not much in the way of advice, but it’s all that a mother can give. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- It will not be the first time my children have driven me to tears. But I wouldn’t give up the sorrow if it meant giving up the joy as well. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Explanations, like medicines, go down easier when accompanied by liquid refreshment. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness
- Whiskey made it possible to close your eyes at night without hating yourself for everything you’d been ordered to do that day. – Quote from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness