The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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Very likely education does not make very much difference.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

A diary means yes indeed.

A diary means yes indeed.

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that...

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that...

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an...

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an...

The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world...

The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world...

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you...

Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you...

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

There is a difference between twenty-nine and thirty. When you are twenty-nine it can be...

There is a difference between twenty-nine and thirty. When you are twenty-nine it can be...

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an...

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an...

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.

Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...