“We can only learn to love by loving.”
Iris Murdoch livre The Bell
The Bell (1958), ch. 19; 2001, p. 219.
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Iris Murdoch: Citations en anglais
Iris Murdoch livre A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat (1970); 2001, p. 170.
“Almost anything that consoles us is a fake.”
Iris Murdoch livre The Sovereignty of Good
The Sovereignty of Good (1970) p. 59.
Iris Murdoch livre The Philosopher's Pupil
The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) p. 76.
Contexte: 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 even murderous obsession. Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
Iris Murdoch livre The Black Prince
The Black Prince (1973); 2003, p. 10.
“Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.”
Iris Murdoch livre The Sea, the Sea
Source: The Sea, the Sea
“Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.”
Iris Murdoch livre The Black Prince
Source: The Black Prince
Iris Murdoch livre The Nice and the Good
The Nice and the Good (1968), ch. 22.
"The Sublime and the Good", in the Chicago Review, Vol. 13 Issue 3 (Autumn 1959) p. 51.
Source: Existentialists and Mystics Writings on Philosophy and Literature
Iris Murdoch livre The Red and the Green
The Red and the Green (1965), ch. 2, p. 30.
“One should go easy on smashing other people's lies. Better to concentrate on one's own.”
Iris Murdoch livre Henry and Cato
Source: Henry and Cato
Iris Murdoch livre The Sea, the Sea
Source: The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch livre The Message to the Planet
The Message to the Planet (1989) p. 509.
Iris Murdoch livre The Red and the Green
Source: The Red and the Green
Iris Murdoch livre The Sea, the Sea
Source: The Sea, the Sea
“We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.”
Iris Murdoch livre The Black Prince
Source: The Black Prince
