My publishers are wonderful because they have let me write what I wanted to. They're wise enough to know that, with any author who's not simply writing formulas - who's trying to create something new - pressuring them to do something for market purposes almost always backfires. I can't imagine working under those circumstances, actually.
Elizabeth KostovaIt 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 KostovaThere is nothing harder, at moments, than talking to someone who has all the power of silence.
Elizabeth KostovaFor the first time, I had been struck by the excitement of the traveler who looks history in her subtle face.
Elizabeth Kostova