God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. Rebecca West banbookforbid 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
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
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
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. Rebecca West differencehardhistory Change image and share on social
The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. Rebecca West complicateforgetlearn 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
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. Rebecca West argumentartartist Change image and share on social
Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. Rebecca West adventuredesirefertilize Change image and share on social