Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
But an experienced reader is also a self-aware and critical reader. I can't remember ever reading a story without judging it.
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Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
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Our concern is to heal. Our concern is to bring together.
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There are times, especially on 'The Five,' where I've lost control for a moment. I always feel bad about it, but those always seem to be the times that people realize, if I'm mad about something, it must really matter.
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I have nothing against priests. In fact, I tried for a time to be one... It should be clear, then, that I respect, and am often fond of, the many priests in my life.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.
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I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self.
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To make a successful film from a successful play is probably much more difficult than making one from scratch, just as any carpenter will tell you that it is more difficult to restore an old house than to build a comparable new one.
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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.
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My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.
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Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.
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I don't tend to do much with my lips. My lips are naturally very pink, so if I add any more colour, it looks like I've been smacked in the mouth!
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If it's boring, then it's tiring.
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One of the hardest jobs in ministry is keeping your own relationship with God where it needs to be.
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I have to stand up for myself... I learned something that I could and should stand up for myself, and he learned something, which was she will stand up for herself.
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Ambiguity lurks in generality and may thus become an instrument of severity.
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I feel fortunate I have this amazing relationship with so many people in America, because I was in their homes at a very private time of day. They probably might have still had their robe on and their slippers and haven't made the beds.
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.
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I was raised to take pride in homemaking, and it's something that I always love to do. I know I share that pride with millions of other women all over the world. It's a good feeling, and it makes me happy.
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CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate. When the internal dynamics ask you whether you have a replacement. I think the transition from CEOships have also become cartoonish.
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To be honest I quit taking training and fighting so seriously and went back to living my life and having fun. I try to teach that to all the guys who come out here to train and live with me.
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But an experienced reader is also a self-aware and critical reader. I can't remember ever reading a story without judging it.
