The Irrational Knot: Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
The Irrational Knot, written by George Bernard Shaw in the late 19th century, is a novel that delves into the complexities of social class and personal relationships. The story follows Conolly, an Irish-American electrical engineer, as he navigates the tensions between social ambition and moral constraints. Through his interactions with the critical Elinor, Shaw critiques societal values and explores themes of self-identity and the irrationalities that bind individuals. This work is notable for its insightful commentary on the human condition and the intricacies of marriage and class dynamics.
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“Oh that. Men do fall in love with me. They seem to think me a creature with volcanic passions; I'm sure I don't know why. All the volcanic women I know are plain little creatures with sandy hair. I don't consider human volcanoes respectable. And I'm so tired of the subject. Our house is always full of women in love with my husband and men in love with me. We encourage it because it's pleasant to have company.””
— Bernard Shaw
“It is positively because he is quick-witted that he is long-winded.””
— Bernard Shaw
“But you have no idea how frightfully interesting it is to take a human being and change her into a quite different human being by creating a new speech for her. It's filling up the deepest gulf that separates class from class and soul from soul.””
— Bernard Shaw
“One sunny afternoon, a hansom drove at great speed along Belsize Avenue, St. John’s Wood, and stopped before a large mansion.””
— Bernard Shaw
“All the other passions were in me before; but they were idle and aimless”
— Bernard Shaw
“professional humbug which saves the face of the stupid system of violence and robbery which we call Law and Industry. Even””
— Bernard Shaw
“She had learned from Jack, much to her surprise, that she could not make her face express anger or scorn by merely feeling angry or scornful.””
— Bernard Shaw
“MRS. FARRELL. I wouldnt compare risks run to bear living people into the world to risks run to blow them out of it. A mother’s risk is jooty: a soldier’s nothin but divilmint.””
— Bernard Shaw
“Perhaps it was a presentiment that it might become a part of our old Bridgenorth burden that made me warn our Governments so earnestly that unless the law of marriage were first made human, it could never become divine.””
— Bernard Shaw
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