"She wasn't a person to whom things happen. She did all the happenings."

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Source : Muriel Spark (2001). “Aiding and Abetting: A Novel”, p.76, Anchor

Muriel Spark

#Persons Quotes #Things Happen Quotes

“The word "necessary" is miserably applied. It disordereth families, and overturneth government, by being so abused. Remember that children and fools want everything because they want judgment to distinguish; and therefore there is no stronger evidence of a crazy understanding than the making too large a catalogue of things necessary.”
“While we were never able to provide 100 percent certainty regarding the disposition of Iraq's proscribed weaponry, we did ascertain a 90-95 percent level of verified disarmament. This figure takes into account the destruction or dismantling of every major factory associated with prohibited weapons manufacture, all significant items of production equipment, and the majority of the weapons and agent produced by Iraq.”

Source : "Is Iraq a True Threat to the US?". Boston Globe, July 2002.
“The perception of what we as professors provide has changed. Constant and demanding e-mails are just another manifestation of what our society has become.”
“You can't work three hours a week and make $100,000. Get rich quick doesn't work. Crock pot mentality always defeats microwave mentality!”
“The newspapers are the cemeteries of ideas.”
“If you live in an atmosphere of luxury, luxury is yours whether your money pays for it, or another's.”
“If I am to be killed, let Adolf do it himself!”

Source : Ernst Rohm's remark on the day he was killed, as quoted in Laura Ward "Famous Last Words: The Ultimate Collection of Finales and Farewells" (p. 68), 2004.
“When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.”

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