As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world …

Deborah Harkness
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As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.
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Yes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity. ✨ Deborah Harkness (2011). A Discovery of Witches: A Novel, p.208, Penguin
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, i … ▶
Ni muer ni viu ni no guaris, Ni mal no·m sent e si l’ai gran, Quar de s’amor no suy devis, Ni no sai si ja n’aurai ni quan, Qu’en lieys es tota le mercés Que·m pot sorzer o decazer.” “Not dying nor l … ▶
Occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile...' Opportunity is fleeting, experiment dangerous, and judgement difficult.
Memories were short and history unkind. It was the way of the world. ✨ Deborah Harkness (2014). All Souls Trilogy, p.1027, Penguin

As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.

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