Muriel Spark — Scottish Novelist born on February 01, 1918, died on April 13, 2006

Dame Muriel Sarah Spark, DBE, CLit, FRSE, FRSL was a Scottish novelist. In 2008, the Times newspaper named Spark as No. 8 in its list of 'the 50 greatest British writers since 1945'... (wikipedia)

Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur.
One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. You must then live it to the full.
It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.
It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.
I used to think it a pity that her mother rather than she had not thought of birth control.