Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed and said, In that case, what is the question? Then she died.

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...

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

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.

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four...

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four...

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...

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

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...

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

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

Money is always there but the pockets change.

Money is always there but the pockets change.

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...

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

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.

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...

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is...

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is...

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...

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

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...

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...

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

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

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...