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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) by Hilary Mantel

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The king wears green velvet: he is a verdant lawn, starred with diamonds.

“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

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“He who climbs higher than he should, falls lower than he would.”
― Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

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

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

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“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

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