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

Quote by Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Language Quotes

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.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

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...

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...

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...

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...

First romance, first love, is something so special to all of us, both emotionally and...

First romance, first love, is something so special to all of us, both emotionally and...

My first love broke my heart for the first time and I was like...

My first love broke my heart for the first time and I was like...

I know they say that first love is the sweetest, but that first cut is...

I know they say that first love is the sweetest, but that first cut is...

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first...

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal....

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal....

I worked so hard for that first kiss And a heart dont forget something like...

I worked so hard for that first kiss And a heart dont forget something like...

When I have a daughter and she asks me who my first love was, I...

When I have a daughter and she asks me who my first love was, I...

First love, the love that clings to your heart forever, no matter how much pain...

First love, the love that clings to your heart forever, no matter how much pain...

First dates are awkward, first kisses are heavenly, first love is irreplaceable and first heartbreaks...

First dates are awkward, first kisses are heavenly, first love is irreplaceable and first heartbreaks...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...