Elizabeth Bowen Quotes

“To be quite oneself one must first waste a little time.”

“Writers do not find subjects; subjects find them.”

“If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.”

“Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone.”

“Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have.”

“When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.”

“A romantic man often feels more uplifted with two women than with one: his love seems to hit the ideal mark somewhere between two different faces.”