Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. – Rebecca West
Did St Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. – Rebecca West
Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a persons mind. – Rebecca West
A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere. – Rebecca West