Unheeded Quotes

“Those who cry out the truth to an indifferent world too often weary, fall silent or come to doubt their own wit.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

“They had exhorted her to work hard, it need only be for a short time after all, at 'dull school subjects', such as English, French, History and Maths. Moy, who hated these with the possible exception of English, had decided some time ago that she would not work at these horrid subjects, would not take any of the beastly exams, and would leave school as soon as possible. She occasionally tried to communicate this decision to her family, but they simply refused to listen.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Green Knight

“Most things I pen for you remain unheeded or unheard as they, like feathers, float in the wind to be lost forever at sea...”
― Virginia Alison