Iris Murdoch Quote

Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.


The Bell (1958)


Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.

Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.

Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.

Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.