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Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.

Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.

Iris Murdoch
Inspirational, Responsibility, Sea
Iris Murdoch (2001). “The Bell”, p.139, Penguin

Love is the perception of individuals. Love is the extremely difficult realisation that something other than oneself is real.

Iris Murdoch
Love, Inspirational, Real
"Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature".

Language is a machine for making falsehoods.

Iris Murdoch
Inspirational, Machines, Language
Iris Murdoch (1977). “Under the Net”, p.51, Penguin

Our destiny can be examined, but it cannot be justified or totally explained. We are simply here.

Iris Murdoch
Inspirational, Destiny, Justified
Iris Murdoch (2013). “The Sovereignty of Good”, p.77, Routledge

The most potent and sacred command which can be laid upon any artist is the command: wait.

Iris Murdoch
Inspirational, Artist, Waiting
Iris Murdoch (2003). “The Black Prince”, p.25, Penguin

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