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Why must you always try to be...

Why must you always try to be omnipotent, and shove things about? Tragic things happen sometimes that we just have to submit to.

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We all drew on the comfort wh...

We all drew on the comfort which is given out by the major works of Mozart, which is as real and material as the warmth given up by a glass of brandy.

Rebecca West 246 quotes

People call me a feminist whe...

People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

Rebecca West 246 quotes

The memory, experiencing and ...

The memory, experiencing and re-experiencing, has such power over one's mere personal life, that one has merely lived.

Rebecca West 246 quotes

It is always one's virtues an...

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

Rebecca West 246 quotes

Everyone realizes that one ca...

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.

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I only know that people call ...

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

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The main difference between m...

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

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He is every other inch a gent...

He is every other inch a gentleman.

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Motherhood is the strangest t...

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

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Any authentic work of art mus...

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

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Mr. James Joyce is a great ma...

Mr. James Joyce is a great man who is entirely without taste.

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All men should have a drop of...

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

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Just how difficult it is to w...

Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs.

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Nobody likes having salt rubb...

Nobody likes having salt rubbed into their wounds, even if it is the salt of the earth.

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Writing has nothing to do wit...

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.

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God forbid that any book shou...

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

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The trouble about man is twof...

The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.

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Did St. Francis preach to the...

Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.

Rebecca West 246 quotes

I myself have never been able...

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

Rebecca West 246 quotes

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