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Elizabeth Bowen Quotes: The child lives in the book; but just as much the book lives in the child.
         

The child lives in the book; but just as much the book lives in the child.


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

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



Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.

Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.



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

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



Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.



Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.



We are minor in everything but our passions.

We are minor in everything but our passions.



Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.



Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.



It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets.

It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets.



Disappointment tears the bearable film off life.

Disappointment tears the bearable film off life.





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