Quote by: Elizabeth Bowen

One's sentiments -- call them that -- one's fidelities are so instinctive that one hardly knows they exist: only when they are betrayed or, worse still, when one betrays them does one realize their power.

Elizabeth Bowen

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Author Bio

  • NameElizabeth Bowen
  • DescriptionIrish writer
  • BornJune 7, 1899
  • DiedFebruary 22, 1973
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksThe Last September; The House In Paris; The Death Of The Heart; The Heat Of The Day; Eva Trout
  • AwardsRome Prize; Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; James Tait Black Memorial Prize