A Time in Rome Quotes

“While I stand and regard it, the indifference to myself shown by a work of art in itself is art.”
― Elizabeth Bowen, A Time in Rome

“Language seldom fails quietly, it fails noisily.”
― Elizabeth Bowen, A Time in Rome

“People are most themselves when suddenly woken, or when they pull darkness over their heads, or when, in the middle of the night, they commit themselves to some momentous decision.”
― Elizabeth Bowen, A Time in Rome

“To love makes one less clever.”
― Elizabeth Bowen, A Time in Rome