Home > Work > The All Souls Trilogy
1 " Les monstres les plus terrifiants ressemblent souvent à des hommes ordinaires. "
― Deborah Harkness , The All Souls Trilogy
2 " Magic was nothing more than desire made real, after all. "
3 " You will not be alone either, Philippe de Clermont,” I whispered fiercely. “I’ll find a way to be with you in the darkness, I promise. And when you think the whole world has abandoned you, I’ll be there, holding your hand.” “How could it be otherwise,” Philippe said gently, “when you are in my heart? "
4 " He’s still a wanker,’ Gallowglass muttered. "
5 " Witchcraft and spells may not be your weapons of choice,’ he said softly, brushing my tense jaw with the back of his hand, ‘but you will learn to use them.’ The note of command was slight, but it was there. ‘Let’s find you something to eat. That always makes you more agreeable.’ ‘Are you managing me?’ I asked darkly. ‘You’ve just now noticed?’ He chuckled. ‘It’s been my full-time job for weeks. "
6 " In the interests of originality – not to mention verisimilitude – we’re skipping dinner and moving right on to the date.’ ‘Readers would love a vampire who said that!’ I said. "
7 " In labor we blame absolutely everything on the husband. It keeps the mother from developing homicidal fantasies and reminds the men they aren’t the center of attention,’ Sarah explained. "
8 " Even the darkest places need to be brought into the light of day, or else they’ll grow until they swallow a man whole. "
9 " This family was more fun when we had fewer medical degrees "
10 " I arched my back in an effort to increase the contact between us, and Matthew stilled. With my spine bowed, he was poised at the entrance to my womb. And in that brief, forever moment, father, mother, and child were as close as any three creatures could be. "
11 " When the door swung open, Marcus’s blue eyes met mine with a twinkle. ‘Hi, Mom, we’re home! "
12 " The house was winning, thanks to its chief weapon: Fleetwood Mac. "
13 " Normal’ is a bedtime story – a fable – that humans tell themselves to feel better when faced with overwhelming evidence that most of what’s happening around them is not “normal” at all. "
14 " The winds do not always blow as the ship desires, "
15 " Matthew,’ I breathed, ‘I don’t think that’s bundling. "
16 " The house was winning, thanks to its chief weapon: Fleetwood Mac. Sarah had bashed Mom’s old radio to bits two days after we found it during a never-ending concert of “The Chain.” The house retaliated by removing all the toilet-paper rolls from the bathroom cabinets and replacing them with a variety of electronic gadgets capable of playing music. It made for a rousing morning "
17 " For storms will rage and oceans roar When Gabriel stands on sea and shore. And as he blows his wondrous horn, Old worlds die, and new be born. "
18 " Some say a witch’s true power comes from being a creature between life and death, light and darkness "
19 " What is blood, if not fire and water? "
20 " Do not let the ghosts of the past rob the future of its joys. "
