gertrude stein

“ Hemingway did have one plot suggestion - he doesn't quite believe that the protagonist doesn't see that his fianc ”

“ I like a thing simple but it must be simple through complication. ”

“ There is no such thing as repetition. Only insistance. ”

“ You have a clear and lovely voice. Don't be such a defeatist. ”

“ I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to get rich. ”

“ It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger. ”

“ Too few is as many as too many. ”

“ Gertrude Stein: [turning to Gil] And what about this book of yours I've been hearing about? ”

“ We are always the same age inside. ”

“ America is my country, and Paris is my home town. ”