Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity. — Rebecca West
I find to my astonishment that an unhappy marriage goes on being unhappy when it is over. — Rebecca West
When we choose a God we choose one as much like ourselves as possible, or even more so! — Rebecca West
The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. — Rebecca West
There is in every one of us an unending see-saw between the will to live and the will to die. — Rebecca West
There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. — Rebecca West
International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. — Rebecca West
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. — Rebecca West