There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience. Rebecca West experiencegulfside Change image and share on social
Because hypocrisy stinks in the nostrils one is likely to rate it as a more powerful agent for destruction than it is. Rebecca West agentdestructionhypocrisy Change image and share on social
There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. Rebecca West conversationillusionintersect Change image and share on social
I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. Rebecca West calldifferentiatedoormat Change image and share on social
God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. Rebecca West banbookforbid Change image and share on social
It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster. Rebecca West disasterprecipitatevice Change image and share on social
There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. Rebecca West artcamelgreat Change image and share on social