Logo
Quote by Elizabeth Bowen
The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choos

The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust. – Elizabeth Bowen

Other quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain. – Elizabeth Bowen

Category:
War
Author
Elizabeth Bowen
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Memory
category

God gave us memories that we might have roses in December. – John M. Barrie

Category:
Memory

It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. – P.D. James

Category:
Memory

A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen. – Edward de Bono

Category:
Memory

The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. – Proverb

Category:
Memory

Random Quotes

Harry found the hot drink… seemed to burn away a little of the fear fluttering in his chest. – J.K. Rowling

Category:
Tea

The cry of equality pulls everyone down. – Iris Murdoch

Category:
Equality

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth. – Ramakrishna

Category:
Truth

Im projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million computers on the Net by the end of December 2000, and about 300 million users by that same time. – Vinton Cerf

Category:
Computers