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Hilary Mantel
“For what's the point of breeding children, if each generation does not improve on what went before?”
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel
“I found an easier way to be.”
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

Christopher Andersen
“And she shared the philosophy Jackie expressed when a friend of hers warned that by marrying Ari she would fall off her pedestal. “It’s better,” Jackie replied, “than freezing there.”
Christopher Andersen, The Day Diana Died

Hilary Mantel
“Cavendish jolts up, riding knee-to-knee. ‘His reliquary!’ George is upset, astonished. ‘To part with it like this! It is a piece of the true Cross!’ ‘We'll get him another. I know a man in Pisa makes them ten for five florins and a round dozen for cash up front. And you get a certificate with St Peter's thumbprint, to say they're genuine.”
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body.
You are the continuation of each of these people.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations.”
Allison Nazarian, Aftermath: A Granddaughter's Story Of Legacy, Healing & Hope

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