Gertrude Stein

It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#about #acquainted #extraordinary #forget #them

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#extraordinary #future #none #populations #projects

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four years older and grinds her teeth at night. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#care #certainly #four #grinds #her

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#death #eyes #hope #illusions #indulge

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#france #gave #important #take #you

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

— Gertrude Stein

#about #does #itself #repeat #soothing

Men cannot count, they do not know that two and two make four if women do not tell them so. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#count #four #know #make #men

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#about #after #always #change #pockets

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are they all alike. I think so. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#any #bore #ever #everybody #i

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#imitation #interesting #more #nature