You're only young once, they say, but doesn't it go on for a long time? More years than you can bear. Hilary Mantel More Quotes by Hilary Mantel More Quotes From Hilary Mantel Since I was a very small child, I've had a kind of reverence for the past, and I felt a very intimate connection with it. Hilary Mantel connectionsmallchildpast My first two novels were very black comedies. Hilary Mantel firstveryblacktwo My thoughts have been the thing I can rely on. Hilary Mantel thoughtsbeenrelyi-can I think if I hadn't become a writer I would just have suppressed that part of my personality. I think I would have put it in a box that I never opened. Hilary Mantel neverjustthinkpersonality Sometimes people ask, 'Does writing make you happy?' But I think that's beside the point. It makes you agitated, and continually in a state where you're off balance. You seldom feel serene or settled. Hilary Mantel feelyouhappypeople
