Elizabeth Bowen's Quotes

Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting.

Elizabeth Bowen

When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out.

Elizabeth Bowen

Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk.

Elizabeth Bowen

Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.

Elizabeth Bowen

Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have.

Elizabeth Bowen

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Elizabeth Bowen

One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it.

Elizabeth Bowen