Iris Murdoch Quotes about Happiness

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Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

Iris Murdoch

Happiness, Happy, Gratitude

"The Nice And The Good".

There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.

Iris Murdoch

Relationship, Happiness, Marriage

Iris Murdoch (1976). “A Severed Head”, p.148, Penguin

Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too. How fortunate we are to be food-consuming animals. Each meal should be a treat and one ought to bless every day which brings with it a good digestion and the precious gift of hunger.

Iris Murdoch

Happiness, Reading, Animal

Iris Murdoch (2001). “The Sea, The Sea”, p.30, Penguin