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A masterpiece... may be unwelcome but it is never dull.

~Gertrude Stein

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There is a difference between twenty-nine and thirty. When you are twenty-nine it can be the beginning of everything. When you are thirty it can be the end of everything.

~Gertrude Stein

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

~Gertrude Stein

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Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing string beans is universal.

~Gertrude Stein

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Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does take very few grandfathers' granddaughters to take us back to the dark ages.

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I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go.

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In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in war time it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody.

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

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Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

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

~Gertrude Stein

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 3rd, 1874

Died: July 27th, 1946

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