“Some of these things are true and some of them lies. But they are all good stories.” Hilary Mantel book Wolf Hall Source: Wolf Hall
“The things you think are the disasters in your life are not the disasters really. Almost anything can be turned around: out of every ditch, a path, if you can only see it.” Hilary Mantel Bring Up the Bodies Source: Bring Up the Bodies Life , Thinking
“When you are writing laws you are testing words to find their utmost power. Like spells, they have to make things happen in the real world, and like spells, they only work if people believe in them.” Hilary Mantel book Wolf Hall Source: Wolf Hall People , World , Law
“No ruler in the history of the world has ever been able to afford a war. They're not affordable things. No prince ever says, 'This is my budget, so this is the kind of war I can have.” Hilary Mantel book Wolf Hall Source: Wolf Hall War , World , History