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Quote on a picture of a sculpted bench.

“To be damned is for one’s ordinary everyday mode of consciousness to be unremitting agonising preoccupation with self.” — Iris Murdoch, The Nice and the Good

Author YahooeyPosted on September 12, 2021September 11, 2021Categories QuotationsTags damnation, Iris Murdoch, narcissismLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“The chief requirement of the good life… is to live without any image of oneself.” — Iris Murdoch, The Bell

Author YahooeyPosted on July 15, 2021July 12, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Iris Murdoch, self-image, The Good LifeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Things, things, they outlive us and go to scenes that we know nothing of.

“Things, things, they outlive us and go to scenes that we know nothing of.” — Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea

Author YahooeyPosted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Iris Murdoch, The Sea The Sea, thingsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The exercise of power is a dangerous delight.

“The exercise of power is a dangerous delight.” — Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea

Author YahooeyPosted on March 19, 2021March 9, 2021Categories QuotationsTags delight, Iris Murdoch, power, The Sea The Sea3 Comments on Quote of the Day

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There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.

“There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.” — Iris Murdoch, A Severed Head

Author YahooeyPosted on February 8, 2021February 2, 2021Categories QuotationsTags A Severed Head, comfort, Iris Murdoch, relationships, taken-for-grantedLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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How different each death is, and yet it leads us into the self-same country, that country which we inhabit so rarely, where we see the worthlessness of what we have long pursued and will so soon return to pursuing.

“How different each death is, and yet it leads us into the self-same country, that country which we inhabit so rarely, where we see the worthlessness of what we have long pursued and will so soon return to pursuing.” — Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea Tours

Author YahooeyPosted on January 2, 2021December 18, 2020Categories QuotationsTags existence, Iris Murdoch, pursuits, The Sea The Sea ToursLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.

“In philosophy if you aren’t moving at a snail’s pace you aren’t moving at all.” — Iris Murdoch, Existentialists and Mystics

Author YahooeyPosted on November 28, 2020November 17, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Iris Murdoch, philosophy, progressLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We defend ourselves by descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

“We defend ourselves by descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.” — Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

Author YahooeyPosted on October 16, 2020October 11, 2020Categories QuotationsTags generalization, Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.

“Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.” — Iris Murdoch, The Bell

Author YahooeyPosted on September 6, 2020August 29, 2020Categories QuotationsTags disappointment, holiday, human frailty, Iris Murdoch, The Bell, worldLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.

“Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.” — Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea

Author YahooeyPosted on July 15, 2020July 13, 2020Categories QuotationsTags food, Iris Murdoch, reading, The Sea The Sea, thinking2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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