In big houses in which things are done properly, there is always the religious element. The diurnal cycle is observed with more feeling when there are servants to do the work.
Elizabeth BowenPeople in love, in whom every sense is open, cannot beat off the influence of a place.
Elizabeth BowenWho is ever adequate? We all create situations each other can't live up to, then break our hearts at them because they don't.
Elizabeth Bowen