“Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. One's relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain.”
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Bowen, E. (n.d.). Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. One's relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27054-only-in-a-house-where-one-has-learnt/
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Bowen, Elizabeth. “Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. One's relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27054-only-in-a-house-where-one-has-learnt/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Bowen, Elizabeth. “Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. One's relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27054-only-in-a-house-where-one-has-learnt/.