It's not her fault she can't cook." "You are too nice natured, darling. You won't get anywhere in this world being kind and generous. You must turn into a lioness like me and gobble up people who disagree with you." "I'm not very good at gobbling," I said. "And I want to like people, and be liked by them." She sighed. "The sooner you get married and have babies to adore the better.
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ELIZABETH BOWEN It is not our exalted feelings, it is our sentiments that build the necessary home. ELIZABETH BOWEN Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk witho... ELIZABETH BOWEN Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that you live, if you do. ELIZABETH BOWEN When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out. ELIZABETH BOWEN I'm on a strict gossip diet. No gossip websites, no gossip magazines. Otherwise, I find it paral... JULIE BOWEN We are going through our council to draw up a plan. As of right now, the position of our university ... BILL BOWEN No more building permits until they get the permanent land use plan is in effect. BILL BOWEN I think we'll have a full house. This is good news. I feel great about it. BILL BOWEN We are looking for employers with a large employee base and job diversity, not only in entry level b... BILL BOWEN We even shared experts, BILL BOWEN We all need to be courteous towards each other as far as the hunters being courteous towards other h... BILL BOWEN That would have probably tripled the cost. BILL BOWEN A center of social life for more than 20 years, the club felt little impact from prohibition - excep... BILL BOWEN This is the kind of getaway we would want, where you are pampered and taken care of but nobody is in... BILL BOWEN The job fair will assist returning Arizona National Guard soldiers, marines and airmen from Iraq and... BILL BOWEN Writers do not find subjects; subjects find them. ELIZABETH BOWEN It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances ar... JULIE BOWEN My parents had an old-fashioned ideal of college, that four years at a liberal arts college should b... JULIE BOWEN As I have gotten older, I've discovered the joys of being lazy. JULIE BOWEN I have a big mouth. JULIE BOWEN Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. ELIZABETH BOWEN Kobe is the ultimate competitor, so any time we can hold him in check, we're happy. BRUCE BOWEN Night in and night out I look forward to playing the other team's top player. You have to pay attent... BRUCE BOWEN We had opportunities, ... We just made a couple mental mistakes down the stretch? That?s what bother... BRUCE BOWEN It's not a matter of we were playing a game, and then we had to stop the game, ... It was just comin... BRUCE BOWEN When (Owens returns), that's five pretty strong players. They've got to play their best but when the... BRUCE BOWEN Severna Park is the favorite this year and next year. They're four top players are all juniors. BRUCE BOWEN We players understand we have the best lives in the world. We owe a debt of gratitude to all our fan... BRUCE BOWEN I think it's a great idea and opportunity, not just for the NBA and the players, but for the two org... BRUCE BOWEN [Even when he failed to make the play successfully, Duncan was actively involved. He determined wher... BRUCE BOWEN Flying under the radar is great. I could care less if anybody talks about us. We're still doing what... BRUCE BOWEN