“ You do not know the madness of scholarly curiosity, Mr Webster. To be interested, and at the same time disinterested… Muriel Spark
“ The sparkle and morning-freshness of the shop, and the butter-conjuring girl, formed a mind-picture which accompanied the whole of my youth.(about the Buttercup Dairy) Muriel Spark
“ 'Poise is perfect balance, an equanimity of body and mind, complete composure whatever the social scene. Elegant dress, immaculate grooming, and perfect deportment all contribute to the attainment of… Muriel Spark
“ I can tell you that if there’s nothing wrong with you except fat it is easy to get thin. You eat and drink the same as always, only half. If you are handed a plate of food, leave half; if you have to… Muriel Spark
“ When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. Muriel Spark
“ Phrases like 'the team spirit' are always employed to cut across individualism, love and personal loyalties. Muriel Spark
“ Her words depressed him. They were like spilt sugar; however much you swept it up some grains would keep grinding under your feet. Muriel Spark
“ To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education. I call it intrus… Muriel Spark
“ She did not know then that the price of allowing false opinions was the gradual loss of one's capacity for forming true ones. Muriel Spark
“ If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat. Alone with the cat in the room where you work ... the cat will invariab… Muriel Spark
“ There was altogether too much candor in married life; it was an indelicate modern idea, and frequently led to upsets in a household, if not divorce... Muriel Spark
“ Six years previously, Miss Brodie had led her new class into the garden for a history lesson underneath the big elm. On the way through the school corridors they passed the headmistress's study. The d… Muriel Spark
“ How do you know when you're in love?' she said.'The traffic improves and the cost of living seems very low. Muriel Spark
“ It is a good thing to go to Paris for a few days if you have had a lot of trouble, and that is my advice to everyone except Parisians. Muriel Spark
