Quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

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

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

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"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies."

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

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

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

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