“Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.”
Iris Murdoch book The Black Prince
Source: The Black Prince
Quotes from bookThe Black Prince
The Black Prince is Iris Murdoch's 15th novel, first published in 1973. The name of the novel alludes mainly to Hamlet.
Iris Murdoch book The Black Prince
The Black Prince (1973); 2003, p. 10.
“We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.”
Iris Murdoch book The Black Prince
Source: The Black Prince
“All art is the struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.”
Iris Murdoch book The Black Prince
The Black Prince (1973); 2003, p. 181.
