“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
“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
“Bulgarians eat tarator every single day in summer. They think of it as salad although we'd call it a soup. You can make it as thick or thin as you like depending on how much water you add. It's very practical in summer because yogurt cools the body faster than water, but the water hydrates you.” ThinkingBodyWaterSummerAddPracticalsFasterThickSoupSaladYogurtBulgarians Author:Elizabeth Kostova
“I think it's important to recognise that 'The Da Vinci Code' opened up a vast new audience for a general readership interested in historical detective stories and research into history.” ThinkingImportantStoriesAudienceResearchHistoricalCodeDetectivesRecogniseReadershipDetective StoriesDa Vinci Code Author:Elizabeth Kostova
