There ain’t no answer. There ain’t gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That’s the answer.
GERTRUDE STEIN
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Gertrude Stein118 quotes“There ain’t no answer. There ain’t gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That’s the answer.”
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