But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and that the human tragedy, or the human irony, consists in the necessity of living with the consequences of actions performed under the pressure of compulsions so obscure we do not and cannot understand them.


The Watch That Ends the Night (ed. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2009) - ISBN: 9780773577121

Hugh MacLennan Quotes

But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and...

But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and...

But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and...

But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and...