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Book cover for The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The king wears green velvet: he is a verdant lawn, starred with diamonds.
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Hilary Mantel
“He is thinking of a ring, engraved with proverbs in praise of obedience. Obedience binds us together; all practise it, under God. It is the condition of our living as humans, in cities and dwelling houses, not in hides and holes in the fields. Even beasts defer to the lion: beasts show wisdom and policy thereby.”
Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

Hilary Mantel
“What I always say is, wars begin in man’s time, but they end in God’s time.”
Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

Hilary Mantel
“They say that Cain invented cities. And if it was not he, it was someone else fond of murder.”
Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

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

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

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