Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

Quote by Elizabeth Bowen

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First love, with its frantic haughty imagination, swings its object clear of the everyday, over...

First love, with its frantic haughty imagination, swings its object clear of the everyday, over...

Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you...

Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you...

Meeting people unlike oneself does not enlarge one's outlook; it only confirms one's idea that...

Meeting people unlike oneself does not enlarge one's outlook; it only confirms one's idea that...

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

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

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought

Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live,...

Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live,...

The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet - when they do...

The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet - when they do...

All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find...

All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find...

You take her for granted because you know she will always take you back.

You take her for granted because you know she will always take you back.

You're the reason why she wakes up every morning, does her hair, wears make up,...

You're the reason why she wakes up every morning, does her hair, wears make up,...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but...

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but...

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

Sometimes you have to distance yourself from people to make them realize you don't always...

Sometimes you have to distance yourself from people to make them realize you don't always...

Goodbyes are goodbyes but saying goodbye to someone can be painful when you know you...

Goodbyes are goodbyes but saying goodbye to someone can be painful when you know you...

Be with someone who knows exactly what they have when they have you. Not someone...

Be with someone who knows exactly what they have when they have you. Not someone...

Thank you for leaving my side, when I was alone I realized I can do...

Thank you for leaving my side, when I was alone I realized I can do...

In life, so many things are taken for granted, but one thing I can honestly...

In life, so many things are taken for granted, but one thing I can honestly...

Never take someone's feelings for granted because you never know how much courage that they...

Never take someone's feelings for granted because you never know how much courage that they...