Rebecca West

Overview

Rebecca West (née Cicely Isabel Fairfield) born London, England December 21, 1892 (d. 1983). Internationalist; author.

Quotations

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

"The whole of the Vietnam War was the blackest comedy that ever was, because it showed the way you can't teach humanity anything." (Marina Warner interview, 1981; photo wikicommons)