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

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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...

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone...

I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone...

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

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.

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

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

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...

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to...

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to...

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...

Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.

Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.

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...

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

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...

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man...

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man...

Why am I compelled to write?... Because the world I create in the writing compensates...

Why am I compelled to write?... Because the world I create in the writing compensates...