Elizabeth Bowen

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

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

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

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

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

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

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk without loss of esteem

Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk without loss of esteem