Marian Engel Professions : NovelistBorn : May 24, 1933Died : February 16, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Marian Engel I have tried and failed to lead a conventional life. When I try to be like other people, I fall out of bed. Marian Engel tryingpeoplefall There is a difference between art and life and that difference is readability. Marian Engel differencesunderstandingart Remember that it is not enough to have everything around you beautiful, remember that there must also be change and flux, because it is through change that we pretend that we can make decisions, and keep our pride, and go on pretending that both change and choice exist. Marian Engel choicespridebeautiful Happiness is a fragile thing, and alcohol, as I know from the house I grew up in, is dangerous to it. Marian Engel alcoholdrinkinghouse All intellectual missionaries tend to lechery. Marian Engel lecheryhypocrisyintellectual There's a kind of virgin one only becomes with difficulty. Marian Engel difficultyvirginskind Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelistAll Authors
