This joy you feel is life.
GERTRUDE STEIN
GERTRUDE STEIN
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A diary means yes indeed.
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Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein As there was never any question there was never any answer.
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Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein Nobody knows what I am trying to do but I do and I know when I succeed.
Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein Love: the skillful audacity required to share an inner life.
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