But an experienced reader is also a self-aware and critical reader. I can't remember ever reading a story without judging it.
Hilary MantelIt is all very well planning what you will do in six months, what you will do in a year, but itโs no good at all if you donโt have a plan for tomorrow.
Hilary MantelThe writer I adore is Ivy Compton-Burnett.I couldn't get more than a few pages in when I first read her. In many ways, she is very clumsy and her plots are rubbish. But we don't read her for that. There are pages and pages of dialogue. What it requires is real effort and attention.
Hilary Mantel