Iris Murdoch frasi celebri
“[Su Elias Canetti] È come un personaggio che è famoso senza che si sappia esattamente perché.”
citato in Jeremy Adler, postfazione di Elias Canetti, Party sotto le bombe. Gli anni inglesi, a cura di Kristian Wachinger, traduzione di Ada Vigliani, Adelphi, 2005. ISBN 9788845920189
“Gli svantaggi spirituali del matrimonio t'invalidano per la vita.”
Origine: La ragazza italiana, p. 49
“Qualche volta mi dico che le donne sono la radice prima di ogni male.”
Origine: La ragazza italiana, p. 49
Iris Murdoch Frasi e Citazioni
Origine: La ragazza italiana, p. 49
“La passione trova in se stessa le proprie giustificazioni.”
Origine: La ragazza italiana, p. 90
Iris Murdoch: Frasi in inglese
“We can only learn to love by loving.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Bell
The Bell (1958), ch. 19; 2001, p. 219.
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat (1970); 2001, p. 170.
“Almost anything that consoles us is a fake.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Sovereignty of Good
The Sovereignty of Good (1970) p. 59.
Iris Murdoch libro The Philosopher's Pupil
The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) p. 76.
Contesto: 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 even murderous obsession. Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
Iris Murdoch libro The Black Prince
The Black Prince (1973); 2003, p. 10.
“Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Sea, the Sea
Origine: The Sea, the Sea
“Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Black Prince
Origine: The Black Prince
Iris Murdoch libro The Nice and the Good
The Nice and the Good (1968), ch. 22.
"The Sublime and the Good", in the Chicago Review, Vol. 13 Issue 3 (Autumn 1959) p. 51.
Origine: Existentialists and Mystics Writings on Philosophy and Literature
Iris Murdoch libro The Red and the Green
The Red and the Green (1965), ch. 2, p. 30.
“One should go easy on smashing other people's lies. Better to concentrate on one's own.”
Iris Murdoch libro Henry and Cato
Origine: Henry and Cato
Iris Murdoch libro The Sea, the Sea
Origine: The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch libro The Message to the Planet
The Message to the Planet (1989) p. 509.
Iris Murdoch libro The Red and the Green
Origine: The Red and the Green
Iris Murdoch libro The Sea, the Sea
Origine: The Sea, the Sea
“We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Black Prince
Origine: The Black Prince
