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The Observing Eye: The Sayings of Muriel Spark - Virago Modern Classics (Paperback)
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The Observing Eye: The Sayings of Muriel Spark - Virago Modern Classics (Paperback)

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Paperback 112 Pages
Published: 01/02/2018
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The Observing Eye is a collection of Muriel Spark's brilliant asides, sayings, and aphorisms. No other writer can hold a candle to her wry, puckish observations:

'Neurotics are awfully quick to notice other people's mentalities.'
'It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.'
'The sacrifice of pleasure is of course itself a pleasure.'
'Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time in your life it may occur.'
'Ridicule is the only honourable weapon we have left.'


Spark's striking insights are precise and unforgettable - they will make you laugh and nod in agreement, with a wicked smile on your face. Her wise words never fail to hit exactly the right note.

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780349011301
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 84 g
Dimensions: 180 x 113 x 9 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

There is no question about the quality and distinctiveness of her writing, with its quirky concern with human nature, and its comedy - William Boyd

Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous - Ali Smith

A master of malice and mayhem - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

The greatest Scottish novelist of modern times . . . my admiration for spark's contribution to literature known no bounds - Ian Rankin

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