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
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. – 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
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