“Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
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Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and
“Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: war
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Education is not so important as people
“Education is not so important as people think.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: education
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Never to lie is to have no
“Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: alone
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There is no end to the violations
“There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
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Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring
“Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: morning
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Jealousy is no more than feeling alone
“Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: jealousy
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When you love someone all your saved
“When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: love
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Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning
“Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: women
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Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is
“Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.”
— Elizabeth Bowen
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Category: hope
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