Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – 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

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – 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
There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience. – Rebecca West
The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. – Rebecca West