Dame Rebecca West List of quotes page 1

Quotes by Dame Rebecca West

"Before a war, military science seems a real science, like astronomy. After a war it seems more like astrology. "

"If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time." "

By Dame Rebecca West

"Those who foresee the future and recognize it as tragic are often seized by a madness which forces them to commit the very acts "

By Dame Rebecca West

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"For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. "

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