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
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. Rebecca West astrologyastronomymilitary Change image and share on social
Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse. Rebecca West horsemotherhoodstrange Change image and share on social
Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. Rebecca West birdcatfrancis Change image and share on social
There is in every one of us an unending see-saw between the will to live and the will to die. Rebecca West dieliveunending Change image and share on social
I wonder if we are all wrong about each other, if we are just composing unwritten novels about the people we meet? Rebecca West composemeetnovel Change image and share on social
The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. Rebecca West differenceidiotlunatic Change image and share on social
Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves. Rebecca West peoplerealizetrust Change image and share on social