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“Being a real person oneself is a matter of setting up limits and drawing lines and saying no. I don't want to be a nebulous bit of ectoplasm straying around in other people's lives. That sort of vague sympathy with everybody precludes any real understanding of anybody." "The sympathy needn't be vague--"And it precludes any real loyalty to anybody." "One must know the details, justice, after all--" "I detest chatter and gossip. One must hold one's tongue. Even sometimes just not think about people. Real thoughts come out of silence.” — Iris Murdoch
Being a real person oneself is
a matter of setting up limits and drawing lines and saying no. I don't want to
be a nebulous bit of ectoplasm straying around in other people's lives. That
sort of vague sympathy with everybody precludes any real understanding of
anybody."
"The sympathy needn't be vague--"And it precludes any real loyalty to
anybody."
"One must know the details, justice, after all--"
"I detest chatter and gossip. One must hold one's tongue. Even sometimes
just not think about people. Real thoughts come out of silence.