45 Quotes by Paul Scott

The calendar was a mathematical progression with arbitrary surprises.

English is not spare. But it is beautiful. It cannot be called truthful because its subtleties are infinite. It is the language of a people who have probably earned their reputation for perfidy and hypocrisy because their language itself is so flexible, so often light-headed with statements which appear to mean one thing one year and quite a different thing the next.

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

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

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.

We need to be able to go to school and feel safe and accepted for who we are.

While we have some promising signs, we need to see the proposal still. We're pleased that Mills has decided to step away from direct involvement of the project.

There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo. Even a bicycle goes too fast.

This was so much of a waste, this negotiation.