"Anna Karenina kendini trenin altına atmadan önce eğer aklına sevgilisine anlatacak bir şaka gelmiş olsaydı, kendini trenin altına atmazdı."

(Iris Murdoch'un eşi John Bailey'nin arkadaşlarının cenazesindeki konuşmadan)


“Yes, of course, there's something fishy about describing people's feelings. You try hard to be accurate, but as soon as you start to define such and such a feeling, language lets you down. It's really a machine for making falsehoods. When we really speak the truth, words are insufficient. Almost everything except things like "pass the gravy" is a lie of a sort. And that being the case, I shall shut up. Oh, and... pass the gravy.” 
― Iris Murdoch