“Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting.”
Quote by Elizabeth Bowen
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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
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Source: The House In Paris
“Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain.”
Source: Bowen's Court & Seven Winters
“I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life.”
“If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.”
“Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do.”
Source: The Death Of The Heart
Source: The House In Paris
“If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.”
Source: The Death Of The Heart
“Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.”
Source: Collected Impressions