Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck. Iris Murdoch amazecommitluck Change image and share on social
Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream. Iris Murdoch continuousdistanthear Change image and share on social
Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes. Iris Murdoch enlighteneyefall Change image and share on social
Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end. Iris Murdoch endgoodmatter Change image and share on social
I see myself as Rhoda, not Mary Tyler Moore. Iris Murdoch marymoorerhoda Change image and share on social
Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating! Iris Murdoch conceiteddigesteat Change image and share on social
The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries. Iris Murdoch absolutebodyhuman Change image and share on social
Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously. Iris Murdoch affairhuman Change image and share on social
Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods. Iris Murdoch artcunningface Change image and share on social
The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all. Iris Murdoch changefalllove share on social
