Gertrude Stein

"A saint a real saint never does anything very much."

"You are the only one that lives your life."

"Listen carefully. If you hear anything that makes you feel alive, follow it."

"We all complain about the number of things we have to do, but not one of us would be happy if there was nothing to do."

"To be in a place is a positive thing."

"I like it better when there is an audience but I do like creating."

"A liar has not the privilege to make an oath."

"Believing and believing are the same thing."

"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."

"She laughs a great deal and has an easy temper."

"The main question is will this writing be of interest."

"At any moment the decision you make can change the course of your life forever."

"Nature is not a place to visit. It is a home."

"A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meaning right in front of you."

"It had not occurred to me that she could be competent."

"There is much to say about almost anything."

"I like beauty. I like men, but I like beauty more."

"Flirtation means nothing unless there is a possibility."

"The twentieth century is a good time but not so good as it ought to be."

"Can you think of what more there is to know."

"In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king."

"Action is not necessarily something blood."

"One must dare to be happy."

"If it is not necessary to do it, it is necessary not to do it."

"I have always noticed that anybody can cut if they do not talk."

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

"We cannot live only for ourselves."

"Explanation is clarification."

"The best way to know anything is in writing."

"Identity is funny being American."