That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is out walking one wants not to go back the way they came but in dancing and in war it is forward and back.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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...

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...

There is no there there.

There is no there there.

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...

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...

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...

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

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

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

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that...

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that...

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an...

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an...

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....

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...

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.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch...

Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch...

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...

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...

A diary means yes indeed.

A diary means yes indeed.