A diary means yes indeed.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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A masterpiece... may be unwelcome but it is never dull.

A masterpiece... may be unwelcome but it is never dull.

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...

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...

Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing...

Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing...

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.

Money is always there but the pockets change.

Money is always there but the pockets change.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Men cannot count, they do not know that two and two make four if women...

Men cannot count, they do not know that two and two make four if women...

Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does...

Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does...

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

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...

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing...

Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing...

It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that...

It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that...

Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a...

Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a...

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

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...

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...