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
Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being ones own Trojan horse. – Rebecca West
It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West
Great music is in a sense serene it is certain of the values it asserts. – Rebecca West