Facts about Catherine Drinker Bowen

Occup.Writer
FromUSA
BornJanuary 1, 1897
DiedNovember 1, 1973
Aged76 years

Summary

Catherine Drinker Bowen was a famous Writer from USA, who lived between January 1, 1897 and November 1, 1973. He/she became 76 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Catherine.

9 Famous quotes by Catherine Drinker Bowen

Small: For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word
"For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word"
Small: Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living The writer experiences e
"Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind"
Small: I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare and I dare a little more, as I grown older
"I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grown older"
Small: Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhapp
"Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes and always count their change when it is handed to them"
Small: There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as
"There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual"
Small: Many a man who has known himself at ten forgets himself utterly between ten and thirty
"Many a man who has known himself at ten forgets himself utterly between ten and thirty"
Small: In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldnt be mixed. And if they are, the fictional points should
"In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldn't be mixed. And if they are, the fictional points should be printed in red ink, the facts printed in black ink"
Small: If art has a purpose, it is to interpret life, reproduce it in fresh visions
"If art has a purpose, it is to interpret life, reproduce it in fresh visions"
Small: Will the reader turn the page?
"Will the reader turn the page?"