Quote by Hilary Mantel

Sir Thomas More was a victim of injustice and irony. Generously and meekly, just as he was about to be martyred, he said: Paul…

— Neal A. Maxwell

“In earnest, I shall echo your earlier proclamation, my friend, and state that in my mind the acquaintance of not only Cyprian Wythe, but…

— Amber Lynn Perry

His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few…

— Peter Ackroyd

“Cromwell, suppose you’d been away from England for seven years? If you’d been like a knight in a story, lying under an enchantment? You…

— Hilary Mantel

“Amal: It isn't sad. When they shut me in here first I felt the day was so long. Since the King's Post Office I…

— Rabindranath Tagore

“He is writing a book," said the King, following them out into the sunny, crisp gardens. "About the gardens here. We have two of…

— Heather Dixon

“I was not surprised. Indeed, my only wonder was that he had not already been mixed up in this extraordinary case, which was the…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Thomas did not pay much attention to his lessons that day. It hardly mattered as Mrs. Wilkinson only seemed interested in how to make…

— catherynne m. valente

“Thomas looked like someone's painting of the forgotten Greek god of body cologne. He had long hair so dark that light itself could not…

— Jim Butcher

“In the hallowed hall where one of my ancestors, Crazy King Clifford II, once wore his crown—and nothing else. Because he was hot. We’re…

— Emma Chase

“Wolsey sits with his elbows on his desk, his fingers dabbing his closed lids. He takes a great breath, and begins to talk: he…

— Hilary Mantel

“Looking back, I have to laugh. You know why Martin Bligh was strenuous? Whenever I didn't know what to write next, I put a…

— Leif Enger