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Famous Elizabeth Bowen Quotes
“Habit, of which passion must be wary, may all the same be the sweetest part of love.”
Source: The Heat of the Day
“To walk into history is to be free at once, to be at large among people.”
Source: The House In Paris
“Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.”
Source: The House In Paris
“We have really no absent friends.”
Source: The Death Of The Heart
Source: The House In Paris
“Dialogue should convey a sense of spontaneity but eliminate the repetitiveness of real talk.”
“Where would the Irish be without someone to be Irish at?”
Source: The House In Paris
“For people who live on expectations, to face up to their realization is something of an ordeal.”
Source: The Death Of The Heart
“Makes of men date, like makes of car.”
Source: The Death Of The Heart
“Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.”
Source: The Death Of The Heart
Source: The Death Of The Heart