Quote by: Iris Murdoch

Death is not the consummation of oneself but just the end of oneself. Before the self vanishes nothing really is, and that is how it is most of the time. But as soon as the self vanishes everything is, and becomes automatically the object of love. Love holds the world together, and if we could forget ourselves everything in the world would fly into a perfect harmony, and when we see beautiful things that is what they remind us of.


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Author Bio


  • NameIris Murdoch
  • DescriptionBritish writer and philosopher
  • BornJuly 15, 1919
  • DiedFebruary 8, 1999
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPoet; Philosopher; Novelist; Writer
  • AwardsDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; James Tait Black Memorial Prize