Quote by Iris Murdoch
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is,

The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. – Iris Murdoch

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In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. – Iris Murdoch

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All Im trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet. – Joshua Nkomo

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If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf. – Nikita Khrushchev

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The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass. – Herman Melville

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Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individuals instinct for self preservation. – Albert Einstein

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