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Elizabeth Bowen Quotes

Proust has pointed out that the predisposition to love creates its own objects; is this not also true of fear? Picture Quote #1

Childish fantasy, like the sheath over the bud, not only protects but curbs the terrible budding spirit, protects not only innocence from the world, but the world from the power of innocence Picture Quote #1

The silence of a shut park does not sound like the country silence; it is tense and confined Picture Quote #1

Not only is there no question of solitude, but in the long run we may not choose our company Picture Quote #1

I can’t see or feel the conflict between love and religion. To me, they’re the same thing Picture Quote #1

Often when I write I am trying to make words do the work of line and color. I have the painter’s sensitivity to light. Much of my writing is verbal painting Picture Quote #1

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What is being said is the effect of something that has happened; at the same time, what is being said is in itself something happening, which will, in turn, leave its effect Picture Quote #1

Dialogue is the ideal means of showing what is between the characters. It crystallizes relationships. It should, ideally, be so effective as to make analysis or explanation of the relationships between the characters unnecessary Picture Quote #1

Habit, of which passion must be wary, may all the same be the sweetest part of love Picture Quote #1

To walk into history is to be free at once, to be at large among people Picture Quote #1

Young girls like the excess of any quality. Without knowing, they want to suffer, to suffer they must exaggerate; they like to have loud chords struck on them Picture Quote #1

For people who live on expectations, to face up to their realization is something of an ordeal Picture Quote #1

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What must novel dialogue... really be and do? It must be pointed, intentional, relevant. It must crystallize situation. It must express character. It must advance plot. During dialogue, the characters confront one another. The confrontation is in itself an occasion. Each one of these occasions, throughout the novel, is unique Picture Quote #1

And yet in a way I would rather fail point blank. Things one can do have no value. I don’t mind feeling small myself, but I dread finding the world is Picture Quote #1

The heart may think it knows better: The senses know that absence blots people out. We have really no absent friends Picture Quote #1

The silence of a shut park does not sound like country silence: it is tense and confined Picture Quote #1

Intimacies between women go backwards, beginning with revelations and ending up in small talk without loss of esteem Picture Quote #1

But surely love wouldn’t get so much talked about if there were not something in it? Picture Quote #1

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Proust has pointed out that the predisposition to love creates its own objects; is this not also true of fear? (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Childish fantasy, like the sheath over the bud, not only protects but curbs the terrible budding spirit, protects not only innocence from the world, but the world from the power of innocence (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) The silence of a shut park does not sound like the country silence; it is tense and confined (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Not only is there no question of solitude, but in the long run we may not choose our company (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) I can’t see or feel the conflict between love and religion. To me, they’re the same thing (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Often when I write I am trying to make words do the work of line and color. I have the painter’s sensitivity to light. Much of my writing is verbal painting (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) What is being said is the effect of something that has happened; at the same time, what is being said is in itself something happening, which will, in turn, leave its effect (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Dialogue is the ideal means of showing what is between the characters. It crystallizes relationships. It should, ideally, be so effective as to make analysis or explanation of the relationships between the characters unnecessary (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Habit, of which passion must be wary, may all the same be the sweetest part of love (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) To walk into history is to be free at once, to be at large among people (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Young girls like the excess of any quality. Without knowing, they want to suffer, to suffer they must exaggerate; they like to have loud chords struck on them (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) For people who live on expectations, to face up to their realization is something of an ordeal (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) What must novel dialogue... really be and do? It must be pointed, intentional, relevant. It must crystallize situation. It must express character. It must advance plot. During dialogue, the characters confront one another. The confrontation is in itself an occasion. Each one of these occasions, throughout the novel, is unique (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) And yet in a way I would rather fail point blank. Things one can do have no value. I don’t mind feeling small myself, but I dread finding the world is (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) The heart may think it knows better: The senses know that absence blots people out. We have really no absent friends (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) The silence of a shut park does not sound like country silence: it is tense and confined (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) Intimacies between women go backwards, beginning with revelations and ending up in small talk without loss of esteem (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes) But surely love wouldn’t get so much talked about if there were not something in it? (Elizabeth Bowen Quotes)

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