“I can't tell you—oh I can't tell you—how awful—how sort of unlivable—everything is now—like a great black wall in front of me—Something's got to smash.” ChangeDepressionAwfulIris MurdochSimileUnbearableHenry And CatoUnlivable Book:Henry and Cato Source: Henry and Cato
“What the cold light showed me was that my situation was simply unlivable. I wanted, with a desire greater than any desire which I had ever conceived could exist without instantly killing its owner by spontaneous combustion, something which I simply could not have.” DesireHopelessIris MurdochUnrequited LoveSuicidalWantingThe Black PrinceUnlivable Book:The Black Prince Source: The Black Prince