Hello and Welcome. This page is a collection of 22 quotes from A Discovery of Witches book by Deborah Harkness that I liked and saved while reading this book. I hope you will like these quotes too.
By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.
Quotes on Vampires
- A vampire’s life was measured not in hours or years but in secrets revealed and kept.
- The life stories of a vampire are theirs to tell – and theirs alone.
- Vampires mate the way lions do, or wolves. The female selects her mate, and once the male has agreed, that’s it. They’re mated for life, and the rest of the community acknowledges their bond.
Quotes on Secrets
- 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.
- This is why you have to stop keeping secrets. They’re going to destroy you from the inside.
Other Quotes
- That’s the most important lesson a warrior learns. You learn how to pick your battles and let go of those you can’t win, to fight another day.
- Australians were like Americans – but not so pushy.
- A little book can hold a big secret – one that might change the world. You’re a witch. You know words have power.
- It’s a scientist’s prerogative to change his mind as new information comes to light.
- It’s a historian’s job to uncover secrets. And I’m very good at it.
- It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone.
- Humans can convince themselves up is down and black is white. It’s their special gift.
- 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.
- I don’t want to look back on a life where I took everything rather than earned it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Whiskey made it possible to close your eyes at night without hating yourself for everything you’d been ordered to do that day.
- 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.
- Power always exacts a price.
- Explanations, like medicines, go down easier when accompanied by liquid refreshment.