“Like every writer, I'm drawn by unlikely juxtapositions, precisely-dat...” — Hilary Mantel Quote

“Like every writer, I'm drawn by unlikely juxtapositions, precisely-dated and once-only collisions between people from different worlds.”

“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.”

“My thoughts have been the thing I can rely on.”

“We all live in different worlds and situations, so what's the issue with representing that on screen?”

“I think me and Macklemore exist in two different worlds.”

“I discovered that the people of the North are different and there's no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They're two different worlds.”