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 Copy Share Image
“True enough,” said Mrs. Copperfield, bringing her fist down on the table and looking very mean. “I have gone to pieces, which is a… — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
“I am so wily and feminine that I could live by your side for a lifetime and deceive you afresh each day.” — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
“This did not in any way alter her intention of accomplishing her mission; on the contrary; it seemed to her all the more desperately… — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
The farther a man follows the rainbow, the harder it is for him to get back to the life which he left starving like… — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
Sometimes when a man gets older he has a revelation and wants awfully bad to get back to the place where he left his… — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“But do you know," said Andy, "how beautiful and delicate a man's heart is when he is happy for the first time? It is… — Jane Bowles Copy Share Image
