Muriel Spark Quote

After I became a success, people would ring up and ask me out. I'd say, 'But I'm writing'. And they'd say, 'I see. You're too grand for us now.' And I'd say, 'Actually, I've always been too grand for you.'


The Telegraph (17 April 2006)


After I became a success, people would ring up and ask me out. I'd say, 'But I'm writing'. And they'd say, 'I see. You're too grand for us now.' And...

After I became a success, people would ring up and ask me out. I'd say, 'But I'm writing'. And they'd say, 'I see. You're too grand for us now.' And...

After I became a success, people would ring up and ask me out. I'd say, 'But I'm writing'. And they'd say, 'I see. You're too grand for us now.' And...

After I became a success, people would ring up and ask me out. I'd say, 'But I'm writing'. And they'd say, 'I see. You're too grand for us now.' And...