Iris Murdoch

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.

Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.

Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.

The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing read more

The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession.