Elizabeth Bowen Quote

With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of each inch of their nearness to one another. To be three is to be in public - you feel safe.


The House in Paris (ed. 1935)


With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of each inch ...

With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of each inch ...

With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of each inch ...

With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of each inch ...