A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kin... - Gertrude Stein

This quote is attributed to Gertrude Stein.

"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."

Gertrude Stein Literature

Novelist Poet American 1874–1946

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"A rose is a rose is a rose."

"There is no there there."

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

"You are all a lost generation."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."