Quotes by Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark

British writer

Lived from: 1918 - 2006

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 1 february 1918 Died: 13 april 2006

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  • Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.
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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.
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  • If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going to be a Christian, you may as well be a Catholic.
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  • One should only see a psychiatrist out of boredom.
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  • One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. You must then live it to the full.
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  • Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.
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  • 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 intrusion.
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What are the most famous quotes from Muriel Spark?

The two most famous quotes from Muriel Spark are:

  • "Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield."
  • "I wouldn't take the Pope too seriously. He's a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third."

When did Muriel Spark live?

Muriel Spark was born in 1918 and died in the year 2006.