“What comes to your mind when you think of the word Transylvania, if you ponder it at all? What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches - a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such a realm? I shall let you know if it's Europe or fairyland, when I get there. First, Snagov - I set out tomorrow.” IfsThinkingKnowsMindFirstsBelieveStillsLandTomorrowMountainEuropeAncientRealmsWitchSavagesEnteringCastlesObscurityPonderingWerewolfTransylvania Author:Elizabeth Kostova
“In the end, I always act from the heart, even if I also value reason and tradition. I wish I could explain why, but I don't know.” IfsKnowsHeartEndsReasonValuesWishTradition Author:Elizabeth Kostova
“He can't really love anyone, you know, and in the end such people are always alone, no matter how much other people once loved them.” PeopleKnowsEndsMatterAlways Alone Book:The Swan Thieves Source: The Swan Thieves
“In those days, I still thoroughly enjoyed the romance I called "by myself"; I didn't know yet how it gets lonely, picks up a sharp edge later on that ruins a day now and then-- ruins more than that, if you're not careful.” IfsKnowsStillsRomancePicksLonelyEdgesCarefulRuinsEnjoyedNow And ThenSharp Edges Book:The Swan Thieves Source: The Swan Thieves
“As you know, human history is full of evil deeds, and maybe we ought to think of them with tears, not fascination.” ThinkingKnowsLifeHumansEvilTearsOughtDeedsHuman HistoryFascination Book:The Historian Source: The Historian
“We Gypsies know that where Jews are killed, Gypsies are always murthered too. And then a lot of other people, usually.” PeopleKnowsJewGypsy Book:The Historian Source: The Historian
“My publishers are wonderful because they have let me write what I wanted to. They're wise enough to know that, with any author who's not simply writing formulas - who's trying to create something new - pressuring them to do something for market purposes almost always backfires. I can't imagine working under those circumstances, actually.” KnowsWritingTryingI CanEnoughWantedPurposeWiseImagineWonderfulCircumstancesLet MeSomething NewFormulasPublishersBackfire Author:Elizabeth Kostova
