Hilary Mantel Quotes

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It is better not to try people, not to force them to desperation. Make them prosper; out of superfluidity, they will be generous. Full bellies breed gentle manners. The pinch of famine makes monsters.

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So many years of preparation, for what was called adult life: was it for this?

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It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.

Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel

Born: July 6, 1952

Died: September 22, 2022 (aged 70)

Bio: Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was an English writer whose work includes personal memoirs, short stories, and historical fiction.

Known for:

Wolf Hall (2009)
Bring Up the Bodies (2012)
Beyond Black (2005)
A Place of Greater Safety (2006)
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher (2014)

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