Youth is a marvelous garment.

IRIS MURDOCH

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The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.

IRIS MURDOCH

The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.
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People have disappointed me and deceived me and let me down.

IRIS MURDOCH

People have disappointed me and deceived me and let me down.
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The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature, since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.

IRIS MURDOCH

The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature, since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.
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How huge it is, how empty, this great space for which I have been longing all my life. Still no letters.

IRIS MURDOCH

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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People have obsessions and fears and passions which they don’t admit to. I think every character is interesting and has extremes. It’s the novelist privilege to see how odd everyone is.

IRIS MURDOCH

People have obsessions and fears and passions which they don’t admit to. I think every character is interesting and has extremes. It’s the novelist privilege to see how odd everyone is.
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We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

IRIS MURDOCH

We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
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One of the secrets of a happy life is continous small treats.

IRIS MURDOCH

One of the secrets of a happy life is continous small treats.
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Guilt keeps people imprisoned in themselves.

IRIS MURDOCH

Guilt keeps people imprisoned in themselves.
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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.

IRIS MURDOCH

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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Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.

IRIS MURDOCH

Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
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Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.

IRIS MURDOCH

Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.
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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.

IRIS MURDOCH

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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We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality says Iris Murdoch. But given the state of the world, is it wise?

IRIS MURDOCH

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality says Iris Murdoch. But given the state of the world, is it wise?
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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.

IRIS MURDOCH

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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Marriage Past Reality Thinking Wrong
What I needed with all my starved and silent soul was just that particular way of shouting back at the world.

IRIS MURDOCH

What I needed with all my starved and silent soul was just that particular way of shouting back at the world.
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The talk of lovers who have just declared their love is one of life’s most sweet delights. Each vies with the other in humility, in amazement at being so valued. The past is searched for the first signs and each one is in haste to declare all that he is so that no part of his being escapes the hallowing touch.

IRIS MURDOCH

The talk of lovers who have just declared their love is one of life’s most sweet delights. Each vies with the other in humility, in amazement at being so valued. The past is searched for the first signs and each one is in haste to declare all that he is so that no part of his being escapes the hallowing touch.
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