Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – 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
Now different races and nationalities cherish different ideals of society that stink in each others nostrils with an offensiveness beyond the power of any but the most monstrous private deed. – Rebecca West
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. – Rebecca West