I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

Topics: Gertrude Stein Quotes

We are always the same age inside.

We are always the same age inside.

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

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

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

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

Literature - creative literature - unconcerned with sex, is inconceivable.

Literature - creative literature - unconcerned with sex, is inconceivable.

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

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

The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is...

The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is...

Money is always there but the pockets change

Money is always there but the pockets change

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...

Remarks are not literature.

Remarks are not literature.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

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...

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

If you can do it then why do it?

If you can do it then why do it?

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...

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

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.

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...