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The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world as a duchess sees it, and anyway a duchess would be nothing if the earth was not there as the peasant sees it.
Gertrude Stein
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"The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world as a duchess sees it, and anyway a duchess would be nothing if the earth was not there as the peasant sees it."
— Gertrude Stein

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The earth is the earth as a peasant sees it, the world is the world as a duchess sees it, and anyway a duchess would be nothing if the earth was not there as the peasant sees it. — Gertrude Stein

About Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein was a Author from United States (1874–1946).

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This quote is attributed to Gertrude Stein, a Author from United States.
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Gertrude Stein lived from 1874 – 1946.