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> [I have a great desire to make people smile - not laugh. Laughter is too aggressive. People bare their teeth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/i-have-a-great-desire-to-make-people-smile-not-laugh-laughter-is-too/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

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## More by Muriel Spark

> [Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/contradictions-in-human-character-are-one-of-its-most-consistent-notes/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [“They are demanding equal rights with us,’ says Mrs. Fiedke. ‘That’s why I never vote with the Liberals. Perfume, jewellery, hair down to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/they-are-demanding-equal-rights-with-us-says-mrs-fiedke-that-s-why-i/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [Allow me, in conclusion, to congratulate you warmly upon your sexual intercourse, as well as your singing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/allow-me-in-conclusion-to-congratulate-you-warmly-upon-your-sexual/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/i-see-no-reason-to-keep-silent-about-my-enjoyment-of-the-sound-of-my/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [It is well, when in difficulties, to say never a word, neither black nor white. Speech is silver but silence is golden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/it-is-well-when-in-difficulties-to-say-never-a-word-neither-black-nor/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/it-s-a-whydunnit-in-q-sharp-major-and-it-has-a-message-never-talk-to/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/one-s-prime-is-elusive-you-little-girls-when-you-grow-up-must-be-on/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [“It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/it-s-only-possible-to-betray-where-loyalty-is-due/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [“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)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/the-sparkle-and-morning-freshness-of-the-shop-and-the-butter/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [There was altogether too much candor in married life; it was an indelicate modern idea, and frequently led to upsets in a household, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/there-was-altogether-too-much-candor-in-married-life-it-was-an/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [Jealousy ... is an affliction of the spirit which, unlike some sins of the flesh, gives no one any pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/jealousy-is-an-affliction-of-the-spirit-which-unlike-some-sins-of-the/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/it-never-really-occurred-to-her-that-literary-men-if-they-like-women/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [“The word 'education' comes from the root e from ex, out, and duco, I lead. It means a leading out. To me education is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/the-word-education-comes-from-the-root-e-from-ex-out-and-duco-i-lead/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [“- 'Poise is perfect balance, an equanimity of body and mind, complete composure whatever the social scene. Elegant dress, immaculate grooming, and perfect deportment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/poise-is-perfect-balance-an-equanimity-of-body-and-mind-complete/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

> [These years are still the years of my prime. It is important to recognise the years of one's prime, always remember that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-spark/these-years-are-still-the-years-of-my-prime-it-is-important-to/)

[Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-spark/)

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