A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and...

The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there...

I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there...

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...

Sculpture is made with two instruments and some supports and pretty air.

Sculpture is made with two instruments and some supports and pretty air.

We are always the same age inside.

We are always the same age inside.

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all....

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all....

There is no there there.

There is no there there.

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...

The minute you or anybody else knows what you are you are not it, you...

The minute you or anybody else knows what you are you are not it, you...

Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls.

Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls.

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...

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to...

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to...

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.

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

Live simply that others might simply live.

Live simply that others might simply live.

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people...

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people...