It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – 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
Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – 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