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Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
Rebecca West



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Author Profession: Author
Nationality: Irish
Born: December 21, 1892
Died: March 15, 1983

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I write books to find out about things.
Rebecca West

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.
Rebecca West

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.
Rebecca West

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.
Rebecca West

He is every other inch a gentleman.
Rebecca West

A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere.
Rebecca West

Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space.
Rebecca West

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After, Astrology, Astronomy, Before, Military, More, Real, Science, Seems, War
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After, Astrology, Astronomy, Before, Military, More, Real, Science, War
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