A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)

by Deborah Harkness

The strongest distinguishing characteristic of humans is their power of denial.

It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone.”

How could you not have been loved before, when I love you so much?”

‘The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.’”