It is so friendly so simply friendly and though inevitable not a sadness and though occurring not a shock.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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

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

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

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.

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...

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by...

A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little by...

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...

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

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

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that...

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that...

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

Melanctha Herbert was always losing what she had in all the things she saw. Melanctha...

Melanctha Herbert was always losing what she had in all the things she saw. Melanctha...

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Remarks are not literature.

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...

Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.

Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

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

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

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 always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...