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Quotes by Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was a celebrated British novelist, playwright, and philosopher, renowned for her profound psychological insight and moral complexity. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she spent much of her life in England, where she penned over 26 novels, including the acclaimed "The Sea, The Sea," which won the Booker Prize in 1978. Murdoch’s exploration of human relationships and ethical dilemmas established her as a pivotal figure in 20th-century literature, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to inspire readers and writers alike.
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"Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods."
Iris Murdoch"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality."
Iris Murdoch"Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self."
Iris Murdoch
"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way."
Iris Murdoch
"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"Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream."
Iris Murdoch