Gertrude Stein

Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream, to destroy the family. ”

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

Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood. ”

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting. ”

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

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. ”

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting. ”

Very likely education does not make very much difference. ”

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested in telling about it. ”

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that. ”