I was now, all the time, unutterably tired as if simply kee… - Iris Murdoch

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I was now, all the time, unutterably tired as if simply keeping alive was a terrible effort.

Iris Murdoch

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Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and philosopher, famed for her series of novels that combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines usually involving ethical or sexual themes. Her life-story was filmed in 2001 as Iris.

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Native Name: Jean Iris Murdoch

Alternative Names: Dame Iris Murdoch

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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.

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Disapproving of things is all right. But you mustn't disapprove of people. It cuts you off.

I was now, all the time, unutterably tired as if simply keeping alive was a terrible effort. - Iris Murdoch

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