But what a horrible world 'society' is. Auteur: Elizabeth Bowen Copy Quote More from Elizabeth Bowen “He feels spikes everywhere and rushes to impale himself.” “A romantic man often feels more uplifted with two women than with one: his love…” “At Spezia when I am angry I go full of smoke inside, but when you make me angry…” “The happy passive nature, locked up with itself like a mirror in an airy room, …”