Paul Scott quotes
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“Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie.”
-- Paul ScottSource : Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion”, p.189, University of Chicago Press
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“Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population.”
-- Paul ScottSource : Paul Scott (1998). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown”, p.299, University of Chicago Press
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“English is the language of a people ho have probably earned their reputation for perfidy and hypocrisy because their language itself is so flexible, so often light-headed with with statements which appear to mean one thing one year and quite a different thing the next.”
-- Paul ScottSource : Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown”, p.206, University of Chicago Press
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“In India nearly everybody spoke metaphorically except the English who spoke bluntly and could make their most transparent lies look honest as a consequence; whereas any truth contained in these metaphorical rigmaroles was so deviously presented that it looked devious itself.”
-- Paul ScottSource : Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion”, p.102, University of Chicago Press
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“The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.”
-- Paul ScottSource : "The Scrapbook Designer's Workbook: Unlocking the Secrets to Great Page Design". Book by Kari Hansen, 2007.
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“Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.”
-- Paul ScottSource : Paul Scott (1986). “My appointment with the muse: essays, 1961-75”, Heinemann Educational Books
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“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
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Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
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Source : A. B. Simpson (2010). “When God Steps In: Divine Resources for Life's Situations”, p.4, Moody Publishers
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“The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea.”
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