“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.”
— Rebecca West
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It is sometimes very hard to tell
“It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.”
— Rebecca West
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Category: history
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A strong hatred is the best lamp
“A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere.”
— Rebecca West
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Category: men
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Any authentic work of art must start
“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.”
— Rebecca West
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Category: work
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A strong hatred is the best lamp
“A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere.”
— Rebecca West
Author: Rebecca West
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The main difference between men and women
“The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.”
— Rebecca West
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There is no logical reason why the
“There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.”
— Rebecca West
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Category: intelligence
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Before a war military science seems a
“Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.”
— Rebecca West
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Great music is in a sense serene;
“Great music is in a sense serene; it is certain of the values it asserts.”
— Rebecca West
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Life ought to be a struggle of
“Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.”
— Rebecca West
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Category: life
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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy
“International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge.”
— Rebecca West
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Category: knowledge
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