Jane Bowles Professions : Writer Born : February 22, 1917 Died : May 4, 1973 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Jane Bowles I don't judge people by their bodies. Even when I was a young girl I liked men for their minds. Now that I'm middle-aged I see how right I was. Jane Bowles girl men people Houses! I hate houses. I like public places. Houses break your heart. Jane Bowles hate house heart I feel that I have done everything, absolutely everything wrong, but perhaps something nice will happen anyway. Jane Bowles nice done feels Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in protest clearly makes the problem worse rather than better. Jane Bowles voting democracy problem I think that anything you feel strange or nervous about, you weren't cut out to do. Jane Bowles anxiety cutting thinking Sisterly love is one of the few boons in this life. Jane Bowles sisterly this-life love-is Sometimes when a man gets older he has a revelation and wants awfully bad to get back to the place where he left his life, but he can't get to that place- not often. Jane Bowles men inspire life A guardian angel comes when you are very young, and gives you special dispensation. From what? From the world. Yours might be luck. Mine is money. Jane Bowles angel luck giving It may be true that the government that governs best governs least Unfortunately, the same is also true of the government that governs worst. Jane Bowles worst government may Victory fades so quickly that it is scarcely apparent and it is always the face of defeat that we are able to see. Jane Bowles victory able faces the face of victory often resembles the face of defeat. Jane Bowles defeat victory faces The farther a man follows the rainbow, the harder it is for him to get back to the life which he left starving like an old dog. Jane Bowles rainbow dog men I fear nomads. I am afraid of them and afraid for them too. Jane Bowles nomad Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
