Rebecca West

There is in every one of us an unending see-saw between the will to live and the will to die. ↗

— Rebecca West

#die #every #live #unending #us

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. ↗

— Rebecca West

#camel #great #great art #intelligence #logical

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. ↗

— Rebecca West

#illusion #monologues #such #thing

There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience. ↗

— Rebecca West

#experience #gulf #side #than #thither

We all drew on the comfort which is given out by the major works of Mozart, which is as real and material as the warmth given up by a glass of brandy. ↗

— Rebecca West

#comfort #drew #given #glass #major

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind. ↗

— Rebecca West

#between #different #different parts #mind #nothing

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster. ↗

— Rebecca West

#disaster #into #vices #virtues

Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. ↗

— Rebecca West

#birds #cats #did #done #francis

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. ↗

— Rebecca West

#argument #art #artist #audience #authentic

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. ↗

— Rebecca West

#differentiate #doormat #express #feminist #i