That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge … - Deborah Harkness

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Virtue, as such, naturally procures considerable advantages to the virtuous.

Deborah Harkness

That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge on the towpath, always slightly ahead of me, like a dark star guiding me home.

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My experiences thus far had me planning to throttle the first Tudor historian I met upon my return for gross dereliction of duty.

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I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.

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The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.

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Sir. My lord. Master Roydon. " The young man blurted out most available titles except for "Your Majesty" and "Prince of Darkness. " These were implied nonetheless.

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Occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile. ". . ' Opportunity is fleeting, experiment dangerous, and judgement difficult.

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