America is my country and Paris is my hometown.
GERTRUDE STEINPoetry is essentially the discovery, the love, the passion for the name of everything.
More Gertrude Stein Quotes
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It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.
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If you knew it all it would not be creation but dictation.
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When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.
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Money is always there but the pockets change.
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A creator is so completely contemporary that he has the appearance of being ahead of his generation.
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What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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The way to resume is to resume. It is the only way. To resume.
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How likely are definitions to be pleasurable.
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Suppose no one asked a question. What would the answer be?
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It is better to lose and win, than win and be defeated.
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Generally speaking anybody is more interesting doing nothing than doing anything.
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An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.
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The first hope of a painter who feels hopeful about painting is the hope that the painting will move, that it will live outside its frame.
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Honesty is a selfish virtue. Yes I am honest enough.
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