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Young Iris Murdoch:
Yes, of course, there's something fishy about describing people's feelings. You try hard to be accurate, but as soon as you start to define such and such a feeling, language lets you down. It's really a machine for making falsehoods. When we really speak the truth, words are insufficient. Almost everything except things like "pass the gravy" is a lie of a sort. And that being the case, I shall shut up. Oh, and... pass the gravy
Yes, of course, there's something fishy about describing people's feelings. You try hard to be accurate, but as soon as you start to define such and such a feeling, language lets you down. It's really a machine for making falsehoods. When we really speak the truth, words are insufficient. Almost everything except things like "pass the gravy" is a lie of a sort. And that being the case, I shall shut up. Oh, and... pass the gravy
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Young Iris Yes of course there's something fishy
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about describing people's feelings
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You try hard to be accurate but as soon as you
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start to define such and such a feeling language lets you down
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It's really a machine for making falsehoods
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When we really speak the truth words are insufficient
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Almost everything except things like pass the gravy
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is a lie of a sort
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And that being the case I shall shut up
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Oh and pass the gravy
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Movie Summary
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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Young Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
