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

Categorized in : Years Mean Light

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary. by Paul Scott

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.

imagination enough

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.

heart lying people

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.

india lying looks

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

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

ambience texture past

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

gossip servant population

We are really just hoping that it stops and makes them think, that this will amplify Greta's message, that people will start to understand the clear call for action that she is sending out.

environment

We need to be able to go to school and feel safe and accepted for... by Paul Scott

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

need feel go school