Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Elizabeth Bowen

Quote by Elizabeth Bowen

“Imagination of my kind is most caught, most fired, most worked upon by the unfamiliar: I have thrivenon the changes and chances, the dislocations andcontrasts which have made up so much of my life.”

Quote by Elizabeth Bowen

Create image

Author

Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen was an Irish-born British novelist known for her intricate psychological portrayals and profound insights into British society from the late Victorian era to the mid-20th century. Her works often focus on female characters, exploring themes of family, love, class, and identity. more

You May Also Like

“Ghosts, we hope, may be always with us - that is, never too far out of the reach of fancy. On the whole, it would seem they adapt themselves well, perhaps better than we do, to changing world conditions - they enlarge their domain, shift their hold on our nerves, and, dispossessed of one habitat, set up house in another. The universal battiness of our century looks like providing them with a propitious climate.”

WorldWellsLooksMayWholeSeemsHouseFantasyConditionsCenturyUniversalClimateGhostFancyNervesProvidingDomainHabitat
Author:Elizabeth Bowen
Create image