The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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...

It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that...

It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that...

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Let me listen to me and not to them.

Let me listen to me and not to them.

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...

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.

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...

Romance is everything.

Romance is everything.

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...

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed...

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed...

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...

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested...

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

Action and reaction are equal and opposite.

The minute you or anybody else knows what you are you are not it, you...

The minute you or anybody else knows what you are you are not it, you...

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

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