Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.
Quotes to Explore
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This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character; it doesn't matter if it's an elf or a hobbit or a dwarf. It doesn't matter. They're human in their heart and soul.
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There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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I tell people all the time, 'Don't give up.' We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don't stop.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.
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As long as I love Beauty I am young.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.
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I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.
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When you're going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything's okay and dragging it out.
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I would go from one city to the next, inspired by the monks in the Middle Ages, who would carry knowledge from one monastery to the next monastery.
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For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.
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The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months.
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I do believe, whenever this is all said and done, we won't talk about Mickey Gall, the guy that beat CM Punk; we'll just talk about Mickey Gall, the guy who is a top 10 fighter, a good welterweight or maybe a great welterweight.
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Congress mandated that health care providers in emergency departments and ambulances provide emergency care to anyone in need, including the uninsured and underinsured.
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There are people in whole parts of our cities who are being totally left behind and disregarded. They are unheard. They are told they are unneeded by this economy. And that extreme poverty breeds conditions for extreme violence.
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What we do is provide a suggestion. We say, 'We're queer. We're going to do this; we're going to open up the space to queer thought.' People don't have to show up, but they do.
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...walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
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It is no longer economy aiming at individual profit, but economy concerned with collective interest.
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Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.
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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.
