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Art and psychoanalysis give shape and meaning to life and that is why we adore them, but life as it is lived has no shape and meaning.

Art and psychoanalysis give shape and meaning to life and that is why we adore them, but life as it is lived has no shape and meaning.

Iris Murdoch
Art, Giving, Shapes
Iris Murdoch (1987). “The Unicorn”, p.80, Penguin

In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.

Iris Murdoch
Marriage, Selfish, Giving
Iris Murdoch (1976). “A Severed Head”, p.13, Penguin

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