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Muriel Spark was a Scottish author known for her wit and sharp social commentary. Born on February 1, 1918, in Edinburgh, Scotland, she passed away on April 13, 2006. Spark's writing often delved into themes of identity, morality, and the human condition, with her novel 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' being one of her most celebrated works.

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Famous Muriel Spark Quotes

“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)”

Mind Whole Girl Morning Youth Shops Sparkle Freshness Dairy Conjuring Buttercup

Author:Muriel Spark

“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.”

May Littles Time Girl Grows Growing Up Prime Elusive Time Of Your Life Prime Time Prime Of Life

Author:Muriel Spark

“it never really occurred to her that literary men, if they like women at all, do not want literary women but girls.”

Ifs Men Want Girl

Book:The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)

Source: The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)

“Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life.”

Giving Age Girl Mines Give Me Pupils Impressionable Prime Of Life

Author:Muriel Spark

“It's a whydunnit in q-sharp major and it has a message: never talk to the sort of girls that you wouldn't leave lying about in your drawing-room for the servants to pick up.”

Lying Girl Rooms Majors Messages Picks Drawing Servant

Book:The Driver's Seat

Source: The Driver's Seat

About the Author

Born: February 1, 1918
Died: April 13, 2006
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 102

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The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieRelated source material

Loitering with IntentRelated source material

Memento MoriRelated source material

A Far Cry from KensingtonRelated source material

Curriculum Vitae: A Volume of AutobiographyRelated source material

The ComfortersRelated source material

Aiding and AbettingRelated source material

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The Informed Air: EssaysRelated source material

A Good Comb: The Sayings of Muriel SparkRelated source material

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