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The letters of famous people can be placed into two categories: there is the type of letter which becomes itself a valuable contribution to literature through its wit, style or wisdom; another kind is that whose main

The letters of famous people can be placed into two categories: there is the type of letter which becomes itself a valuable contribution to literature through its wit, style or wisdom; another kind is that whose main importance lies in the provision of a background to their author's life. Especially in the correspondence of great writers and poets, these two factors are very often combined.

Muriel Spark
Lying, Two, People
Muriel Spark (2014). “The Essence of the Brontes: A Compilation with Essays”, p.31, Carcanet

So great was the noise during the day that I used to lie awake at night listening to silence.

Muriel Spark
Lying, Night, Silence

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 in your drawing-room for the servants to pick up.

Muriel Spark
Girl, Lying, Drawing
Muriel Spark (2014). “The Driver's Seat”, p.35, New Directions Publishing

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