Iris Murdoch idézet

Iris Murdoch DBE brit írónő és filozófus, legismertebb munkái egytől egyig morális és szexuális és pszichológiai jellegű témákat feszegetnek. Első regényét, A háló alatt címűt 2001-ben az American Modern Library a 20. század 100 legkiválóbb angol nyelvű regénye közé választotta. Wikipedia  

✵ 15. július 1919 – 8. február 1999   •   Más nevek آیریس مرداک
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Iris Murdoch idézetek

Iris Murdoch: Idézetek angolul

“We can only learn to love by loving.”

Iris Murdoch könyv The Bell

The Bell (1958), ch. 19; 2001, p. 219.

“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.”

Iris Murdoch könyv A Fairly Honourable Defeat

A Fairly Honourable Defeat (1970); 2001, p. 170.

“Almost anything that consoles us is a fake.”

Iris Murdoch könyv The Sovereignty of Good

The Sovereignty of Good (1970) p. 59.

“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.”

Iris Murdoch könyv The Philosopher's Pupil

The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) p. 76.
Kontextus: 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.

“Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.”

Iris Murdoch könyv 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 könyv The Sea, the Sea

Forrás: The Sea, the Sea

“Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.”

Iris Murdoch könyv The Black Prince

Forrás: The Black Prince

“Love is the extremely difficult realisation that something other than oneself is real. Love, and so art and morals, is the discovery of reality.”

"The Sublime and the Good", in the Chicago Review, Vol. 13 Issue 3 (Autumn 1959) p. 51.
Forrás: Existentialists and Mystics Writings on Philosophy and Literature

“Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wave-length of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.”

Iris Murdoch könyv The Message to the Planet

The Message to the Planet (1989) p. 509.

“We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.”

Iris Murdoch könyv The Black Prince

Forrás: The Black Prince