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The Bell
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"The Bell" Quotes

A young woman's arrival at an eccentric household sets off a chain of events leading to love, betrayal, and unexpected consequences.

Quotes

We are all of us doomed to spend our lives in the shadows of our own making.

Iris Murdoch

fateself-reflection

The best way to get through life is to pretend that it’s not happening.

Iris Murdoch

escapismlife philosophy

The idea of a God who wants to be worshipped is a disturbing idea.

Iris Murdoch

religionbelief

Imagining something may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real world to make it real.

Iris Murdoch

imaginationreality

The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch somebody else doing it wrong, without commenting.

Iris Murdoch

patiencetolerance

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.

Iris Murdoch

realityillusion

The cry of equality pulls everyone down.

Iris Murdoch

equalitysociety

Love is the most important thing in life. Hate, we should remove from the dictionary.

Iris Murdoch

lovehate

There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring.

Iris Murdoch

patiencelearning

The love of truth is the root of all good.

Iris Murdoch

truthgoodness