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Thursday, June 11, 2015

But fantasy kills imagination, pornography is death to art.

- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.

- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.

- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes.

- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

We can only learn to love by loving.

- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)