Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

Topics: Gertrude Stein Quotes

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four...

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

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...

Money is always there but the pockets change.

Money is always there but the pockets change.

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around...

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around...

There is no there there.

There is no there there.

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference...

The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference...

A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by...

A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by...

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows...

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows...

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed...

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed...

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...

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested...

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested...

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

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.

If you are looking down while you are walking it is better to walk up...

If you are looking down while you are walking it is better to walk up...