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We re all muddlers. The thing is to see is when one's got to stop muddling.

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Iris Murdoch
Age: 79 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 15
Died: 1999
Died: February 8
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Philosopher
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Dublin city
Jean Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch
Muddling
Disorder
Stop
Thing

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A letter is a barrier, a reprieve, a charm against the world, an almost infallible method of acting at a distance.
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Probably no adult misery can be compared with a child's despair.
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to be understood is not a human right. Even to understand oneself is not a human right.
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We defend ourselves by descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
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