“Forgiveness should be an act, but this is a state with him.”
Source: The House In Paris
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Famous Elizabeth Bowen Quotes
“What I have found is, anything one keeps hidden should now and then be hidden somewhere else.”
“one should discuss one's difficulties only when they are over.”
Source: Collected Impressions
Source: Pictures and conversations
“[A writer] should try not to be too far, personally, below the level of his work.”
Source: Collected Impressions
“Dialogue should convey a sense of spontaneity but eliminate the repetitiveness of real talk.”