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sooner or later I do what I want to do.
Muriel Spark
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Muriel Spark
Age: 88 †
Born: 1918
Born: February 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 13
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Muriel Sarah Camberg
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark
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Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without an ever-present sense of death life is insipid.
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I never trust the airlines from those countries where the pilots believe in the afterlife. You are safer when they don't.
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I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.
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You look for one thing and you find another.
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Ridicule is the only honorable weapon we have left.
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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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I'm old-fashioned beyond my years.
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Beware of men bearing flowers.
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We often laughed at others in our house, and I picked up the craft of being polite while people were present and laughing later if there was anything to laugh about.
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It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.
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From my experience of life I believe my personal motto should be: 'Beware of any man bringing flowers.
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