Sacrificers ... are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those that they sacrifice. Oh, the sacrificers, they get it both ways. A person knows themselves that they're able to do without.
Elizabeth BowenSome ideas, like dandelions in lawns, strike tenaciously: you may pull off the top but the root remains, drives down suckers and may even sprout again.
Elizabeth BowenEverything is very quiet, the streets are never crowded, and the people one dislikes are out of town.
Elizabeth Bowen