I wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little … - Deborah Harkness

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Once you reach the top of the mountain and you want to climb the next one, you have to slowly make your way down that first mountain. Trying to jump from the summit would get you hurt or killed.

Deborah Harkness

I wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little magic in it. I needed to understand how they convinced themselves that magic wasn’t important.

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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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