I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and… - Iris Murdoch

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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge.

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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Only sometimes at night when I think that you live now and are somewhere, I shed tears.

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What the cold light showed me was that my situation was simply unlivable. I wanted, with a desire greater than any desire which I had ever conceived could exist without instantly killing its owner by spontaneous combustion, something which I simply could not have.

I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. - Iris Murdoch

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