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Only take someone’s hand in a certain way, even look into their eyes in a certain way, and the world is changed forever.

Iris Murdoch

We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
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Defend Ourselves World
Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.
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Book Ideas Perfection
Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.
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Action Future Ourselves Sea
Only the very greatest art invigorates without consoling.
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Art Greatness
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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Breathe Emotional Goodness Moments Myself Rule Woman
Jealousy is the most dreadfully involuntary of all sins.
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Crime Sin Spiritual
How huge it is, how empty, this great space for which I have been longing all my life. Still no letters.
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Empty Greatness Life Space
Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.
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Food God Important Reading Thinking
An experience is richest not talked of.
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Experience Rich
Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved.
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Darkness Imagination
Guilt keeps people imprisoned in themselves.
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Guilty One Liner People Prison
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
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Action Philosophy Talk
I think being a woman is like being Irish, Everyone says you’re important and nice, but you take second place all the time.
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Important Myself Nice Place Thinking Time Woman
The theatre is certainly a place for learning about the brevity of human glory: oh all those wonderful glittering absolutely vanished pantomime! Now I shall abjure magic and become a hermit : put myself in a situation where I can honestly say that I have nothing else to do but to learn to be good.
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Goodness Honesty Human Learning Magic Place Wonderful
In philosophy if you aren’t moving at a snail’s pace you aren’t moving at all.
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Philosophy Speed
Violence is born of the desire to escape oneself.
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Born Desire Escape Oneself Violence

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