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Elizabeth von Arnim, born on August 31, 1866, and died on February 9, 1941, was a prominent German novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for her unique female perspective and delicate emotional descriptions, she left a lasting impact on German literature.

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Famous Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes

“Books have their idiosyncrasies as well as people, and will not show me their full beauties unless the place and time in which they are read suits them.”

People Wells Book Shows Suits Show Me Idiosyncrasies Place And Time

Book:The Solitary Summer

Source: The Solitary Summer

“What a blessing it is to love books.”

Book:The Solitary Summer

Source: The Solitary Summer

“What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and unfailing returns as books and a garden.”

Knows Giving Book Healing Objects Return Blessing Garden Educational

Book:The Solitary Summer

Source: The Solitary Summer

“But it is impossible, I find, to tidy books without ending by sitting on the floor in the middle of a great untidiness and reading.”

Book Reading Impossible Middle Sitting Tidy

Book:In the Mountains

Source: In the Mountains

“When I got to the library I came to a standstill, - ah, the dear room, what happy times I have spent in it rummaging amongst the books, making plans for my garden, building castles in the air, writing, dreaming, doing nothing.”

Writing Book Dream Rooms Plans Air Building Garden Library Dear Castles Doing Nothing Standstill Happy Times Castles In The Air Building Castles In The Air

Book:Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Source: Elizabeth and Her German Garden

About the Author

Born: August 31, 1866
Died: February 9, 1941
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 73

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