Some readers read a book as if it were an instruction manual, expecting to understand everything first time, but of course when you write, you put into every sentence an overflow of meaning, and you create in every sentence as many resonances and double meanings and ambiguities as you can possibly pack in there, so that people can read it again and get something new each time.
Hilary MantelI think if the monarchy were removed tomorrow, it wouldn't have a huge effect on the national mind-set.
Hilary MantelAs a writer, you owe it to yourself not to get stuck in a rut of looking at the world in a certain way.
Hilary Mantel