704 Quotes About Iris-murdoch

I must proceed to my next mystery and for the moment forget this one completely.

. . . the superiority of some infinite reserve and the mystery of some infinite sadness.

They had exhorted her to work hard, it need only be for a short time after all, at 'dull school subjects', such as English, French, History and Maths. Moy, who hated these with the possible exception of English, had decided some time ago that she would not work at these horrid subjects, would not take any of the beastly exams, and would leave school as soon as possible. She occasionally tried to communicate this decision to her family, but they simply refused to listen.

One might have all sorts of reasons for avoiding people. It's none of our business.

These young people have got to suffer, we can't save them from it —

I'm not young. I've never had any youth.

It is necessary at this point to recount what actually occurred, as opposed to what was generally supposed to have occurred, on that terrible evening when Lucas killed a man.

He's had a bloody awful childhood. Like I had. Those things get passed on and on.

There is a time limit to how long a spirited young person can be kept in cold storage.