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British author Hilary Mantel is renowned for her historical novels, particularly for her Thomas Cromwell series, which has earned her international acclaim. Mantel's works are celebrated for their profound insights and literary achievements.

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Famous Hilary Mantel Quotes

“I think it is going to take another fifty years for the report to be in. If I were to give a preliminary report, I would say that [Margaret Thatcher] wrecked this country.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Years Country Fifty Reports

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“'Show up at the desk' is one of the first rules of writing, but for 'Wolf Hall' I was about 30 years late.”

Writing Years Firsts Shows Late Halls Desks

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“Back in my 20s, when I wrote 'A Place of Greater Safety,' the French Revolution novel, I thought, 'I'll always have to write historical novels because I can't do plots.'' But in the six years of writing that novel, I actually learned to write, to invent things.”

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“It is all very well planning what you will do in six months, what you will do in a year, but it’s no good at all if you don’t have a plan for tomorrow.”

Ifs Life Years Wells Plans Months Tomorrow Six Planning Six Months

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“At New Year's he had given Anne a present of silver forks with handles of rock crystal. He hopes she will use them to eat with, not to stick in people.”

People Years Use Given Rocks Sticks Handle Silver New Year Crystals Forks

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

Years Adults Preparation

Book:An Experiment in Love: A Novel

Source: An Experiment in Love: A Novel

“You're only young once, they say, but doesn't it go on for a long time? More years than you can bear.”

Years Long Young Goes On Bears Long Time

Book:An Experiment in Love: A Novel

Source: An Experiment in Love: A Novel

About the Author

Born: July 6, 1952
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 239

Books & Sources

Wolf HallRelated source material

The Mirror & the LightRelated source material

A Place of Greater SafetyRelated source material

Bring Up the BodiesRelated source material

Beyond BlackRelated source material

An Experiment in LoveRelated source material

An Experiment in Love: A NovelRelated source material

Giving Up the Ghost: A MemoirRelated source material

A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in WritingRelated source material

Three-Book Edition: A Place of Greater Safety; Beyond Black; The Giant O’BrienRelated source material

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