A living dog's better than a dead lion. Autor: Elizabeth Bowen Copy Quote More from Elizabeth Bowen “But to be quite oneself one must first waste a little time.” “Their hands, swinging, touched lightly now and then; their nearness was as natu…” “At Spezia when I am angry I go full of smoke inside, but when you make me angry…” “No, it is not only our fate but our business to lose innocence, and once we hav…”