This was an idea peculiar to Camille, Maximilien thought, that the worse things get, the better they get. No one else seems to think this way.
Hilary MantelThe things you think are the disasters in your life are not the disasters really. Almost anything can be turned around: out of every ditch, a path, if you can only see it.
Hilary MantelBut an experienced reader is also a self-aware and critical reader. I can't remember ever reading a story without judging it.
Hilary Mantel