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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.
Muriel Spark
Dame Muriel Spark (1918-2006) was born and educated in Scotland. She worked for Britain's Foreign Office during World War II, served as general secretary of the Poetry Society and editor of The Poetry Review, and, before turning to fiction, published a series of critical biographies of literary figures. She wrote more than twenty books, including The Comforters, Memento Mori, The Girls of Slender Means, and Symposium. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.
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