You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie down and die and to never have lived, to have been a job chaser and never have lived

Quote by Gertrude Stein

Topics: Living Quotes

What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage...

What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage...

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...

Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls.

Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls.

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...

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

Hemingway's remarks are not literature.

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...

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...

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

There is no there there.

There is no there there.

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 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 real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.

A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.

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...

Remarks are not literature.

Remarks are not literature.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.