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A review by nikshelby
Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
3.0
>>> "Since there was nothing else to do, we went sightseeing. By Tony's definition, this activity includes frequent stop for liquid refreshment. The drinking places of Rothenburg are all charming; you can guzzle beer or drink tea in dark, raftered rooms or sit in a cobblestoned square admiring the view. We tried both, and since we couldn't decide which ambience was preferable, we tried both several times."
>>> "A scholar is supposed to keep an open mind. All our instincts are against a supernormal explanation, but instincts aren't logic. How do we know?
"Well, for one thing, this business is too corny to be supernatural...By some straining of the brain I could believe in ghosts; but I can't believe in a ghost that acts like Terror Comics."
>>> "It is setting a high value upon our opinions to roast men alive on account of them." Nobody ever said a truer word. But Montaigne came along too late for Konstanze, and the Essays were only the opening wedge of rationalism. If you think people are ever rational."
>>> "A scholar is supposed to keep an open mind. All our instincts are against a supernormal explanation, but instincts aren't logic. How do we know?
"Well, for one thing, this business is too corny to be supernatural...By some straining of the brain I could believe in ghosts; but I can't believe in a ghost that acts like Terror Comics."
>>> "It is setting a high value upon our opinions to roast men alive on account of them." Nobody ever said a truer word. But Montaigne came along too late for Konstanze, and the Essays were only the opening wedge of rationalism. If you think people are ever rational."