It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world...

The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world...

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...

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...

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an...

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an...

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

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

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

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...

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

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.

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

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

Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.

Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.

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....

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

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

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

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

There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about...

There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about...

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...