Muriel Spark quotes - page 2

I used to think it a pity that her mother rather than she had not thought of birth control. (Muriel Spark)
When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. View quote
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One should only see a psychiatrist out of boredom. View quote
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A rebellion against a tyrant is only immoral when it hasn't got a chance. View quote
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Ridicule is the only honorable weapon we have left. View quote
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The true novelist is one who understands the work as a continuous poem, is a myth-maker, and the wonder of the art resides in the endless different ways of telling a story. View quote
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If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat . . . View quote
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I often wonder if we were all characters in one of God's dreams. View quote
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Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness. View quote
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Jealousy ... is an affliction of the spirit which, unlike some sins of the flesh, gives no one any pleasure. View quote
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Beware of men bearing flowers. (Muriel Spark)
How wonderful it feels to be an artist and a woman in the twentieth century. View quote
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So great was the noise during the day that I used to lie awake at night listening to silence. View quote
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Goodness, Truth and Beauty come first. View quote
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Interviews can be stimulating. It depends on the intelligence of the interviewer. View quote
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I'm old-fashioned beyond my years. View quote
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I wouldn't take the Pope too seriously. He's a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third. View quote
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I was just as anxious to prevent injustice as to cause justice. View quote
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