Hilary Mantel Quote
The king takes a deep ragged breath. He's been shouting. Now – and it's a narrow thing – he decides to laugh. ‘You advocate prudence. Prudence is a virtue. But there are other virtues that belong to princes.’‘Fortitude.’‘Yes. Cost that out.’‘It doesn't mean courage in battle.’‘Do you read me a lesson?’‘It means fixity of purpose. It means endurance. It means having the strength to live with what constrains you.
Hilary Mantel
The king takes a deep ragged breath. He's been shouting. Now – and it's a narrow thing – he decides to laugh. ‘You advocate prudence. Prudence is a virtue. But there are other virtues that belong to princes.’‘Fortitude.’‘Yes. Cost that out.’‘It doesn't mean courage in battle.’‘Do you read me a lesson?’‘It means fixity of purpose. It means endurance. It means having the strength to live with what constrains you.
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