Writer or painter god-parents are notoriously unreliable. That is, there is certain before long to be a cooling of friendship.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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.

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

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

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...

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...

The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world...

The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world...

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...

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...

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

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

A diary means yes indeed.

A diary means yes indeed.

There is a difference between twenty-nine and thirty. When you are twenty-nine it can be...

There is a difference between twenty-nine and thirty. When you are twenty-nine it can be...

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

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

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 deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows...

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows...

It is very easy to love alone.

It is very easy to love alone.

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

Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.

Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is...

Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is...

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.