I have always noticed that in portraits of really great writers the mouth is always firmly closed.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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...

Romance is everything.

Romance is everything.

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...

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...

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...

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

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....

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

There is no such thing as being good to your wife.

There is no such thing as being good to your wife.

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...

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.

I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.

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...

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

It is very easy to love alone.

It is very easy to love alone.

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

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

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

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.

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...