Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. Elizabeth Bowen arriveautumnclose Change image and share on social
If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea. Elizabeth Bowen ideaillustratesimply Change image and share on social
The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet - when they do meet, their victims lie strewn all round. Elizabeth Bowen innocentliemeet Change image and share on social
I became, and remain, my characters' close and intent watcher: their director, never. Their creator I cannot feel that I was, or am. Elizabeth Bowen characterclosecreator Change image and share on social
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought. Elizabeth Bowen difficultyinternallanguage Change image and share on social
Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms. Elizabeth Bowen kindlifenarcissist Change image and share on social
Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have. Elizabeth Bowen speaktruth Change image and share on social
The wish to lead out one's lover must be a tribal feeling; the wish to be seen as loved is part of one's self-respect. Elizabeth Bowen feltleadlove Change image and share on social
The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. Elizabeth Bowen absenceabsentblot Change image and share on social
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation. Elizabeth Bowen evocationlanguagemixture Change image and share on social
