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The word 'however' is like an imp coiled beneath your chair. It induces ink to form words you have not yet seen, and lines to march across the page and overshoot the margin. There are no endings. If you think so you are deceived as to their nature. They are all beginnings. Here is one.
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He is reminded of a picture he saw once in the Low Countries, of a saint being flayed alive. The skin of the man's calves was folded neatly over his ankles, like soft boots, and his face wore an expression of unblinking serenity.
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His past lies about him like a burnt house. He has been building, building, but it has taken him years to sweep up the mess.
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The square is empty again; and he himself only a black shape against the brickwork, a fragment cut out of the night. If I ever need to vanish, he says, this is where I shall do it.
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He takes the child to a looking glass so she can see her wings. Her steps are tentative, she is in awe at herself. Mirrored, the peacock eyes speak to him. Do not forget us. As the year turns, we are here: a whisper, a touch, a feathers breath from you.
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"...especially when men write verses to them, and there are some who say that Wyatt writes better verses than me, though I am the king." He blinks at him: four o'clock, sleepless; you could call it harmless vanity, God love him, if only it were not four o' clock.
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I love the Cromwell trilogy so much.
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rina.reads wrote: "I love the Cromwell trilogy so much."yesss, it's so good. i am in awe of hilary mantel's writing.
Emma wrote: "rina.reads wrote: "I love the Cromwell trilogy so much."yesss, it's so good. i am in awe of hilary mantel's writing."
Same! I've instantaneously become a fan of hers. Especially the first book, wow 😍
And the very ending is such a gut punch but sooo well written and fitting for his character :')
Because of her I've become interested in the Tudors whereas before I would just go "meh, the Tudors... 😒" 😂
