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Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
Iris Murdoch
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Iris Murdoch
Age: 79 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 15
Died: 1999
Died: February 8
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Real worship involves waiting.
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Love can't always do work. Sometimes it just has to look into the darkness.
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