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

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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 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.

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around...

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around...

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

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...

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

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...

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

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.