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.
Elizabeth KostovaHe 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 KostovaIn 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.
Elizabeth KostovaFor the first time, I had been struck by the excitement of the traveler who looks history in her subtle face.
Elizabeth Kostova...History it seemed could be something entirely different a splash of blood whose agony didn't fade overnight or over centuries.
Elizabeth KostovaWhat 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.
Elizabeth Kostova