Iris Murdoch Quotes

Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge. - Iris Murdoch

Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating! - Iris Murdoch

Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream. - Iris Murdoch

Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference. - 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

Only lies and evil come from letting people off. - Iris Murdoch

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats. - Iris Murdoch

One doesn't have to get anywhere in a marriage. It's not a public conveyance. - Iris Murdoch

No love is entirely without worth, even when the frivolous calls to the frivolous and the base to the base. - Iris Murdoch

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