These atheist cultures were certainly diligent in preserving the relics of their saints.
Elizabeth KostovaNo book that is written for an external purpose is going to be a passionately felt book for the writer or the reader. I don't see the point in doing that.
Elizabeth KostovaIt was not the brutality of what occurred next that changed my mind and brought home to me the full meaning of fear. It was the brilliance of it.
Elizabeth KostovaFor me, Dracula has always been associated with travel and beautiful historical places.
Elizabeth KostovaWe Gypsies know that where Jews are killed, Gypsies are always murthered too. And then a lot of other people, usually.
Elizabeth KostovaThe 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