None of us suffers as much as we should, or loves as much as we say. Love is the first lie; wisdom the last.
Djuna BarnesGod, children know something they can't tell; they like Red Riding Hood and the wolf in bed!
Djuna BarnesFor most people, life is nasty, brutish, and short; for me, it has simply been nasty and brutish.
Djuna BarnesThe whole world is nothing but a noise, as hot as the inside of a tiger's mouth. They call it civilization - that is a lie! But some day you may have to go out, someone will try to take you out, and you will not understand them or what they are saying, unless you understand nothing, absolutely nothing, then you will manage.
Djuna Barnes