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Elizabeth Bowen, The House in Paris Quotes: Karen, her elbows folded on the deck-rail, wanted to share with someone her pleasure in being alone: this is the paradox of any happy solitude.
         

Karen, her elbows folded on the deck-rail, wanted to share with someone her pleasure in being alone: this is the paradox of any happy solitude.


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Karen, her elbows folded on the deck-rail, wanted to share with someone her pleasure in being alone: this is the paradox of any happy solitude.
         



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This page presents the quote "Karen, her elbows folded on the deck-rail, wanted to share with someone her pleasure in being alone: this is the paradox of any happy solitude.". Author of this quote is Elizabeth Bowen, The House in Paris. This quote is about solo, solo-travel, solitude, solitude-as-a-choice, solo-traveler, solo-journeys,.