“Even as I write these words, which should be lucid and filled with glowing colour, I feel the very darkness of my own personality invading my pen. Only perhaps in the ink of this darkness can this writing properly be written? It is not really possible to write like an angel, though some of our near-gods by heaven-inspired trickery sometimes seem to do it.”
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Iris Murdoch was an Irish-Canadian philosopher and author, born on July 15, 1919, in Dublin, Ireland, and passed away on February 8, 1999. She is celebrated for her philosophical novels that intertwine moral and ethical dilemmas with complex narratives. Murdoch's work has left a lasting impact on the literary world, particularly in the latter half of the 20th century. more
“He kisses her flaws of darkness like they are the softest of flowers on a bright spring day.”
“It was dark now. A thin moon was visible, a bright portent, but giving no light.”
“There is no light where I am. If any comes it is not enlightenment but lightning.”
“I fear no darkness. For the light I see is always brighter than the light that surrounds me.”
“She advanced into the chaos of light and darkness.”