The principle of avoiding the unnecessary expenditure of energy has enabled the species to survive in a world full of stimuli; but it prevents the survival of the aristocracy.
Rebecca WestIt 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 WestThe adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you.
Rebecca WestI wonder if we are all wrong about each other, if we are just composing unwritten novels about the people we meet?
Rebecca West