Quote by: Elizabeth Bowen

Darling, I don't want you; I've got no place for you; I only want what you give. I don't want the whole of anyone.... What you want is the whole of me-isn't it, isn't it?-and the whole of me isn't there for anybody. In that full sense you want me I don't exist.


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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