Inspiring Quotes and Iconic Works by Iris Murdoch

But death is not easy, and life can win ... - Insights from Iris Murdoch

The quotes and works of Iris Murdoch delve into themes of life, love, friendship, and success. Their words provide profound insights and inspiration, encouraging readers to reflect and find meaning in their own lives. Whether you're seeking motivation or exploring timeless wisdom, Iris Murdoch's words offer a source of guidance and enlightenment.

But death is not easy, and life can win by simulating it.
Iris Murdoch
#Death #Life #Life and death

Being in love is an exhausting business.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Artists are indeed unlikely to be good, goodness would silence them.
Iris Murdoch
#Art #Good #Morality

Language is a machine for making falsehoods.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
Iris Murdoch
#Love #Realization

The chief requirement of the good life, is to live without any image of oneself.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Most real relationships are involuntary.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Man's creative struggle, his search for wisdom and truth, is a love story.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

God lives and works in history. The outward mythology changes, the inward truth remains the same.
Iris Murdoch
#History #Mythology

I felt a deep grief that crouched and stayed still as if it was afraid to move.
Iris Murdoch
#Fear #Grief #Stillness

I feel half faded away like some figure in the background of an old picture.
Iris Murdoch
#Sadness #Unimportant

I'm the absolute queen bee of unrequited love.
Iris Murdoch
#Unrequited love

Jealousy comes from self-love rather than from true love.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Love is the last and secret name of all the virtues.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

We brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
Iris Murdoch
#Life and death

Violence is born of the desire to escape oneself.
Iris Murdoch
#Violence

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
Iris Murdoch
#Silence #Spirit #Divine

We can only learn to love by loving.
Iris Murdoch
#Love #Learning #Action #Relationships

Quotes and Iconic Works by Iris Murdoch

But death is not easy, and life can win ... - Insights from Iris Murdoch