“It matters what name we choose, what name we make.”
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.
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“There are moments when a memory moves right through you.”
“There are moments when a memory moves right through you.”
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.
“One of them has said too much; one of them has felt too much.”
“One of them has said too much; one of them has felt too much.”
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.
“Here at the close of the year 1533, his spirit is sturdy, his will strong, his front imperturbable….”
“Here at the close of the year 1533, his spirit is sturdy, his will strong, his front imperturbable. The courtiers see that he can shape events, mold them. He can contain the fears of other men, and give them a sense of solidity in a quaking world: this people, this dynasty, this miserable rainy island at the edge of the world.”
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.
- Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall.