Then you must say to her, 'Madame, I observe that your heart is broken. Allow me to repair it for you. Elizabeth Kostova More Quotes by Elizabeth Kostova More Quotes From Elizabeth Kostova Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing. Elizabeth Kostova book 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. Elizabeth Kostova always-alone matter people For me, Dracula has always been associated with travel and beautiful historical places. Elizabeth Kostova historical beautiful These atheist cultures were certainly diligent in preserving the relics of their saints. Elizabeth Kostova saint atheist culture 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. Elizabeth Kostova tradition wish heart Boys mystified me, although I dreamed vaguely of men. Elizabeth Kostova men boys As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claws. Elizabeth Kostova reaching sometimes facts The very worst impulses of humankind can survive generations, centuries, even millennia. And the best of our individual efforts can die with us at the end of a single lifetime. Elizabeth Kostova individual-effort generations lifetime The thing that most haunted me that day, however...was the fact that these things had - apparently - actually occurred...For all his attention to my historical education, my father had neglected to tell me this: history's terrible moments were real. I understand now, decades later, that he could never have told me. Only history itself can convince you of such a truth. And once you've seen that truth - really seen it - you can't look away. Elizabeth Kostova historical real father Festina Lente (Hurry in slowly) Elizabeth Kostova You are a total stranger and you want to take my library book. Elizabeth Kostova library want book He brought his great hand to rest on an early edition of Bram Stoker's novel and smiled, but said nothing. Then he moved quietly away into another section. Elizabeth Kostova stoker said hands It touched me to be trusted with something terrible. Elizabeth Kostova touched trusted terrible And how could anyone consent to give up the smell of open books, old or new? Elizabeth Kostova smell giving-up book It was strange, I reflected.. that even in the weirdest circumstances, the most troubling episodes of one's life, the greatest divides from home and familiarity, there were these moments of undeniable joy. Elizabeth Kostova strange home joy Faith is simply whatever is real to us. Elizabeth Kostova real I've always been interested in foreign relations. It's my belief that study of history should be our preparation for understanding the present rather than an escape from it. Elizabeth Kostova preparation understanding belief I've read there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was simply a companion to my own. Elizabeth Kostova tropes poetic tears 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. Elizabeth Kostova historical important thinking I keep telling myself I should try very hard to write a novel of about 210 pages... I don't seem to be capable of it, but I keep hoping it will happen. Elizabeth Kostova pages writing trying
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