571 Quotes by Hilary Mantel

The Commons. God rot them. ... They never think higher than their pockets.

a grey wrinkled vastness, like the residue of a dream

Be reasonable, my lord. Once you.ve done it, you'll want to do it all the time. For about three years. That's the way it goes. And your father has other work in mind for you.pg.480

You know he will take the credit for your good ideas, and you the blame for his bad ones? When fortune turns against you, you will feel her lash: you always, he never. One day, when you are still adjusting your harness, you will look up and see him thundering downhill.pg. 495

There cannot be new things in England. There can be old things freshly presented, or new things that pretend to be old. To be trusted, new men must forge themselves an ancient pedigree, like Walter’s, or enter into the service of ancient families. Don’t try to go it alone, or they’ll think you’re pirates.

For it is a truth, that fortune is inconstant, fickle and mutable.

No son wishes to see his son less powerful than himself.

Fantasy is unconstrained by truth.

Sólo eres joven una vez en la vida, dicen, ¿pero no se alarga mucho el tiempo? Más años de los que puedes soportar.