Hilary Mantel Quotes

I once stole a book. It was really just the once, and at the time I called it borrowing. It was 1970, and the book, I could see by its lack of date stamps, had been lying unappreciated on the shelves of my convent school library since its publication in 1945.

Hilary Mantel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 6, 1952

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If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.

John Abercrombie

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I have a very long pre-writing process where I'm jotting down ideas in a notebook and ripping out relevant newspaper articles - a long fact-finding mission.

Megan McCafferty

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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

Ambrose Bierce

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Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality of life and economic viability. When natural disasters strike, we must do all we can to assist the backbone of our economy.

Ruben Hinojosa

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American-French relations, their pitch and volume, have always been influenced by the media.

Rosecrans Baldwin

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Keep your private life private. Be open to suggestions from different people. And just be nice. I have heard stories about people who are just plain rude to the press or fans.

Michelle Trachtenberg

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I'm a creator at heart.

Michelle Phan

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Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.

Joyce Meyer

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There is no law that says a man who earned a hundred million dollars in his first half-dozen years on the job has to be a decent human being, but Mike Eisner is that and more.

Joseph Barbera

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I had to choose, I'd be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both comedy and drama.

Dianne Wiest

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He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian.

Woody Allen

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