In India nearly everybody spoke metaphorically except the English who spoke bluntly and could make their most transparent lies look honest as a conse…

- Paul Scott

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.

- Paul Scott

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

- Paul Scott

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.

- Paul Scott

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

- Paul Scott

English is the language of a people ho have probably earned their reputation for perfidy and hypocrisy because their language itself is so flexible, …

- Paul Scott