It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is...

That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is...

It is very easy to love alone.

It is very easy to love alone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.

Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.

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....

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...

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.

One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.

In France one must adapt oneself to the fragrance of a urinal.

In France one must adapt oneself to the fragrance of a urinal.

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.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream,...

Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream,...

If you can do it then why do it?

If you can do it then why do it?

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...

Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is...

Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is...

If you are looking down while you are walking it is better to walk up...

If you are looking down while you are walking it is better to walk up...

But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still...

But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still...