Ni muer ni viu ni no guaris, Ni mal no·m sent e si l’ai gran, Quar de s’amor no suy devis, Ni no sai si ja n’aurai ni quan, Qu’en lieys es tota le mercés Que·m pot sorzer o decazer.” “Not dying nor living nor healing, there is no pain in my sickness, for I am not kept from her love. I don’t know if I will ever have it, for all the mercy that makes me flourish or decay is in her power.
Deborah HarknessYes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity.
Deborah HarknessIt begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.
Deborah HarknessI wanted to know how humans came up with a view of the world that had so little magic in it. I needed to understand how they convinced themselves that magic wasn’t important.
Deborah Harkness