There is no real reality to a really imagined life any more.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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...

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.

If you can do it then why do it?

If you can do it then why do it?

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...

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

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

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

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

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...

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...

Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you...

Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you...

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 funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to...

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to...

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

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...

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...

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

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.

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...

Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a...

Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a...

We are always the same age inside.

We are always the same age inside.