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«But fantasy kills imagination, pornography is death to art.»
«The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession.»
«Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.»
Author: Iris Murdoch
(Novelist, Philosopher)
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another planet, continuous, distant, ours, our planet, perhaps, pick, pick up, planets, scream, screamed, screams, wavelength
«Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.»
«I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.»
Author: Iris Murdoch
(Novelist, Philosopher)
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all the same, Irish, Nice, Says You, second thought
«Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved.»
«In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.»
Author: Iris Murdoch
(Novelist, Philosopher)
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moving, pace, paced, paces, pacing, snail, snails
«`We aren't getting anywhere. You know that as well as I do.' `One doesn't have to get anywhere in a marriage. It's not a public conveyance.'»
Author: Iris Murdoch
(Novelist, Philosopher)
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anywhere, as well, conveyance, getting, In a, marriage, public, to get, well
«One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats»
Author: Iris Murdoch
(Novelist, Philosopher)
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continuous, Happy Life, secrets, Secrets of, treats
«The cry of equality pulls everyone down.»
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