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I became, and remain, my characters' close and intent watcher: their director, never. Their creator I cannot feel that I was, or am.

~Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Am Became Cannot Characters Close Creator Director Feel Intent Never Remain

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The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course of a burning effort to do it better.

~Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Best Better Burning Concentrate Course Effort He He Or She Individual She

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Nothing can happen nowhere. The locale of the happening always colours the happening, and often, to a degree, shapes it.

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Topics: Always Colours Degree Happen Happening Nothing Nowhere Often Shapes

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Ireland is a great country to die or be married in.

~Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Country Die Great Great Country Ireland Married

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Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain.

~Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Both Brain Cruelty Fantasy Heated Private Start Toxic War World World War

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If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

~Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Becomes Idea Near Novel Simply Surface Theme Too Tract

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Education is not so important as people think.

~Elizabeth Bowen

Topics: Education Important People Think

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Novelist

Born: June 7th, 1899

Died: February 22nd, 1973

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