"Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do."

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Source : Elizabeth Bowen (1938). “The death of the heart”, Viking Pr

Elizabeth Bowen

#Art Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Literature Quotes

“I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.”
“People loved you in the way they knew how - and often it was not the way you knew. Or needed.”
“Liberality should be tempered with judgment, not with profuseness.”
“I have two bowls of confidence for breakfast each morning.”
“Secularism is a religion, a religion that is understood. It has no mysteries, no mumblings, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions.”
“We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend.”
“You say in life, mistakes are many. How come you never admit to any?”
“I'd enjoy it if a guy grabbed my ass. I guess it all depends on how he grabbed it, too.”

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