As you know, human history is full of evil deeds, and maybe we ought to think of them with tears, not fascination.
Elizabeth KostovaThe problem is simply finding the right person. Ask Plato. Just make sure she finishes your thoughts and you finish hers. That's all you need.
Elizabeth KostovaAs 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