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Rebecca West Quotes

A good oyster cannot please the palate as acutely as a bad one can revolt it, and a good oyster cannot make him who eats it live for ever though a bad one can make him dead for ever Picture Quote #1

It is necessary that we should all have a little of the will to die, because otherwise we would find the performance of our biological duty of death too difficult Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe that to understand is necessarily to pardon, but I feel that to understand makes one forget that one cannot pardon Picture Quote #1

When we choose a God we choose one as much like ourselves as possible, or even more so! Picture Quote #1

The bad is more easily perceived than the good. A fresh lobster does not give such pleasure to the consumer as a stale one will give him pain Picture Quote #1

There was too much hatred in the world; it was manifestly as dangerous as gunpowder, yet people let it lie about, in the way of ignition Picture Quote #1

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History sometimes acts as madly as heredity, and her most unpredictable performances are often her most glorious Picture Quote #1

Domesticity is essentially drama, for drama is conflict, and the home compels conflict by its concentration of active personalities in a small area. The real objection to domesticity is that it is too exciting Picture Quote #1

Hatred of domestic work is a natural and admirable result of civilization.... The first thing a woman does when she gets a little money into her hands is to hire some other poor wretch to do her housework Picture Quote #1

To those who fall and hurt themselves one runs with comfort; by those who lie dangerously stricken by a disease one sits and waits Picture Quote #1

I see the main problem of my life, and indeed anybody’s life, as the balancing of competitive freedoms... a sense of mutual obligations that have to be honored, and a legal system which can be trusted to step in when that sense fails Picture Quote #1

My memory is certainly in my hands. I can remember things only if I have a pencil and I can write with it and I can play with it.... I think your hand concentrates for you. I don’t know why it should be so Picture Quote #1

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There is, of course, no reason for the existence of the male sex except that one sometimes needs help with moving the piano Picture Quote #1

The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus Picture Quote #1

If I do not do sensible things about investments I shall spend my old age in a workhouse, where nobody will understand my jokes Picture Quote #1

Music is part of human life and partakes of the human tragedy. There is much more music in the world than is allowed to change into heard sounds and prove its point Picture Quote #1

Every human activity, whether it be love, philosophy, art, or revolution, is carried on with a special intensity in Paris Picture Quote #1

Submission to poverty is the unpardonable sin against the body. Submission to unhappiness is the unpardonable sin against the spirit Picture Quote #1

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Human beings are mercifully so constituted as to be able to conceal from themselves what they intend to do until they are well into the doing of it Picture Quote #1

To every man in the world there is one person of whom he knows little: whom he would never recognize if he met him walking down the street, whose motives are a mystery to him. That is himself Picture Quote #1

When those of our army whose voices are likely to coo tell us that the day of sex antagonism is over and that henceforth we only have to advance hand in hand with the male, I do not believe it Picture Quote #1

His smile bore the same relation to a real smile as false teeth do to real teeth Picture Quote #1

There is nothing more frightening than the faces of people whom one does not know but who seem to know one, and be amused by one Picture Quote #1

Here lies the real terror in the international war of ideologies; that a city knows not whom it entertains Picture Quote #1

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Idiocy is the female defect... It is no worse than the male defect, which is lunacy Picture Quote #1

I do not think women understand how repelled a man feels when he sees a woman wholly absorbed in what she is thinking, unless it is about her child, or her husband, or her lover. It... gives one gooseflesh Picture Quote #1

I really write to find out what I know about something and what is to be known about something Picture Quote #1

There is nothing rarer than a man who can be trusted never to throw away happiness, however eagerly he sometimes grasps it. In history we are as frequently interested in our own doom Picture Quote #1

Once a secret society establishes itself within an open society, there is no end to the hideous mistrust it must cause Picture Quote #1

I cannot think that espionage can be recommended as a technique for building an impressive civilization. It’s a lout’s game Picture Quote #1

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A good oyster cannot please the palate as acutely as a bad one can revolt it, and a good oyster cannot make him who eats it live for ever though a bad one can make him dead for ever (Rebecca West Quotes) It is necessary that we should all have a little of the will to die, because otherwise we would find the performance of our biological duty of death too difficult (Rebecca West Quotes) I don’t believe that to understand is necessarily to pardon, but I feel that to understand makes one forget that one cannot pardon (Rebecca West Quotes) When we choose a God we choose one as much like ourselves as possible, or even more so! (Rebecca West Quotes) The bad is more easily perceived than the good. A fresh lobster does not give such pleasure to the consumer as a stale one will give him pain (Rebecca West Quotes) There was too much hatred in the world; it was manifestly as dangerous as gunpowder, yet people let it lie about, in the way of ignition (Rebecca West Quotes) History sometimes acts as madly as heredity, and her most unpredictable performances are often her most glorious (Rebecca West Quotes) Domesticity is essentially drama, for drama is conflict, and the home compels conflict by its concentration of active personalities in a small area. The real objection to domesticity is that it is too exciting (Rebecca West Quotes) Hatred of domestic work is a natural and admirable result of civilization.... The first thing a woman does when she gets a little money into her hands is to hire some other poor wretch to do her housework (Rebecca West Quotes) To those who fall and hurt themselves one runs with comfort; by those who lie dangerously stricken by a disease one sits and waits (Rebecca West Quotes) I see the main problem of my life, and indeed anybody’s life, as the balancing of competitive freedoms... a sense of mutual obligations that have to be honored, and a legal system which can be trusted to step in when that sense fails (Rebecca West Quotes) My memory is certainly in my hands. I can remember things only if I have a pencil and I can write with it and I can play with it.... I think your hand concentrates for you. I don’t know why it should be so (Rebecca West Quotes) There is, of course, no reason for the existence of the male sex except that one sometimes needs help with moving the piano (Rebecca West Quotes) The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus (Rebecca West Quotes) If I do not do sensible things about investments I shall spend my old age in a workhouse, where nobody will understand my jokes (Rebecca West Quotes) Music is part of human life and partakes of the human tragedy. There is much more music in the world than is allowed to change into heard sounds and prove its point (Rebecca West Quotes) Every human activity, whether it be love, philosophy, art, or revolution, is carried on with a special intensity in Paris (Rebecca West Quotes) Submission to poverty is the unpardonable sin against the body. Submission to unhappiness is the unpardonable sin against the spirit (Rebecca West Quotes) Human beings are mercifully so constituted as to be able to conceal from themselves what they intend to do until they are well into the doing of it (Rebecca West Quotes) To every man in the world there is one person of whom he knows little: whom he would never recognize if he met him walking down the street, whose motives are a mystery to him. That is himself (Rebecca West Quotes) When those of our army whose voices are likely to coo tell us that the day of sex antagonism is over and that henceforth we only have to advance hand in hand with the male, I do not believe it (Rebecca West Quotes) His smile bore the same relation to a real smile as false teeth do to real teeth (Rebecca West Quotes) There is nothing more frightening than the faces of people whom one does not know but who seem to know one, and be amused by one (Rebecca West Quotes) Here lies the real terror in the international war of ideologies; that a city knows not whom it entertains (Rebecca West Quotes) Idiocy is the female defect... It is no worse than the male defect, which is lunacy (Rebecca West Quotes) I do not think women understand how repelled a man feels when he sees a woman wholly absorbed in what she is thinking, unless it is about her child, or her husband, or her lover. It... gives one gooseflesh (Rebecca West Quotes) I really write to find out what I know about something and what is to be known about something (Rebecca West Quotes) There is nothing rarer than a man who can be trusted never to throw away happiness, however eagerly he sometimes grasps it. In history we are as frequently interested in our own doom (Rebecca West Quotes) Once a secret society establishes itself within an open society, there is no end to the hideous mistrust it must cause (Rebecca West Quotes) I cannot think that espionage can be recommended as a technique for building an impressive civilization. It’s a lout’s game (Rebecca West Quotes)

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