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Paul Scott Quotes

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.

Paul Scott
Imagination, Enough
Paul Scott (1986). “My appointment with the muse: essays, 1961-75”, Heinemann Educational Books

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 Scott
Lying, India, Looks
Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion”, p.102, University of Chicago Press

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 Scott
Mean, Light, Years
Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown”, p.206, University of Chicago Press

The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.

Paul Scott
Past, Texture, Ambience
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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 Scott
Lying, Heart, People
Paul Scott (2011). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion”, p.189, University of Chicago Press

Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population.

Paul Scott
Gossip, Population, Servant
Paul Scott (1998). “The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown”, p.299, University of Chicago Press

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