Ashwini Mathur

“The cardinal, in his days as master of the realm, had spoken of God as if He were a distant policy adviser from whom he heard quarterly: gnomic in his pronouncements, sometimes forgetful, but worth a retainer on account of his experience. At times he sent Him special requests, which the less well-connected call prayers;”
― Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

“The dead wander the lanes of the next life like strangers lost in Venice.”
― Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

“As a wife she must obey him: women must obey, even queens.”
― Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

“No. I am not sad. I am not allowed to be. I am too useful to be sad.”
― Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light