“ Every time you go to see Hamlet you don't expect it to have a happy ending...you're still enthralled.(Interview BBC Radio 4 Today 17 October 2012.) Hilary Mantel
“ So now get up.'Felled, dazed, silent, he has fallen; knocked full length on the cobbles of the yard. His head turns sideways; his eyes are turned toward the gate, as if someone might arrive to help hi… Hilary Mantel
“ Henry stirs into life. 'Do I retain you for what is easy? Do you think it is for your personal beauty? The charm of your presence? I keep you, Master Cromwell, because you are as cunning as a bag of s… Hilary Mantel
“ His suppressed grief becomes anger. But what can he do with anger? It must also be suppressed. Hilary Mantel
“ He thinks of making his fortune. We all know that money sticks to yours hands. No, It passes through them, alas. Hilary Mantel
“ I picked up a snake once. In Italy.Why did you do that?For a bet.Was it poisonous?We didn't know. That was the point of the bet.Did it bite you?Of course.Why of course?It wouldn't be much of a story,… Hilary Mantel
“ In the forest you may find yourself lost, without companions. You may come to a river which is not on a map. You may lose sight of your quarry, and forget why you are there. You may meet a dwarf, or t… Hilary Mantel
