Only the very greatest art invigorates without consoling.
IRIS MURDOCHOne of the secrets of a happy life is continous small treats.
More Iris Murdoch Quotes
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Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved.
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People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.
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There is a gulf fixed between those who can sleep and those who cannot. It is one of the greatest divisions of the human race.
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I don’t think I can marry, I’m not fit for it, I’m not real enough. That’s the trouble. I’m a puppet that’s realised what’s wrong with itself and it’s horrible. I’m propped up somewhere all alone, watching the real people go past. I’m propped up crying in a corner.
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An experience is richest not talked of.
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Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.
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Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
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Anything that consoles is fake.
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Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.
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I took a deep breath, however, and followed my rule of never speaking frankly to women in moments of emotion. No good ever comes of this.
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Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one’s luck.
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White magic is black magic. A less than perfect meddling in the spiritual world can breed monsters for other people, and demons used for good can hang around and make mischief afterwards.
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Hegel says that Truth is a great word and the thing is greater still. With Dave we never seemed to get past the word.
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Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.
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Freedom may be a value in politics, but it is not a value in morals.
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