"The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings."

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I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.

— Deborah Harkness