Quotes by Bowen, Elizabeth

Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have. >>

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

The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, c >>

Quotations about Arts and Artists

In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay >>

Wherever art appears, life disappears. >>

If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist >>

Art is the only thing that can go on mattering, once it has stopped hurting.

Bowen, Elizabeth