NewspaperI 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 or a prostitute.Rebecca West1913★ 3.5
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.Rebecca West1957★ 1.9
Travel writingWere I to... Take a peasant by the shoulders and whisper to him, "In your lifetime, have you known peace?" wait for his answer, shake his shoulders and transform him into his father, and ask him the same question, and transform him in turn into his father, I would never hear the word "yes" if I carried my questioning of the dead back for a thousand years.Rebecca West1941★ 1.8