Irish-British novelist & short-story writer (1899-1973)
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.
ELIZABETH BOWEN
The Death of the Heart
Someone soon to start on a journey is always a little holy.
ELIZABETH BOWEN
The House in Paris
There must be perfect towns where shadows were strong like buildings, towns secret without coldness, unaware without indifference.
ELIZABETH BOWEN
The Last September