Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes

Margaret Thatcher admitted to being the daughter of her father but not the daughter of her mother!

Hilary Mantel

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My father is best known for his light comedies, and I'm best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.

Vincent Cassel
- Bad
- Father
- Light
My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.

Fiona Shaw
- Mother
- Singing
- Brother
I'm not certain, but I have a little gypsy blood in me. And my mother always told me that her grandma could give someone the evil eye, and I'd better not cross her because she had some of that blood in her. Mother always believed that she could predict the future, and she had dreams that came true.

Sam Raimi
- True
- Mother
- Future
When I stopped seeing my mother through the eyes of a child, I saw the woman who helped me give birth to myself.

Nancy Friday
- Mother
- Eyes
- Myself
Being my dad's daughter has allowed me to do a lot of things that maybe another artist might not be able to do or wouldn't be necessarily embraced doing.

Natalie Cole
- Me
- Dad
- Artist
When I had my first boy it all started and that male energy seemed to keep me awake but since my daughter, who's incredibly serene, I can't seem to stop sleeping because she's asleep all the time. It's a pattern.

Sadie Frost
- Time
- Energy
- Boy