It is so friendly so simply friendly and though inevitable not a sadness and though occurring not a shock.
Gertrude SteinIt is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
Gertrude SteinWhat is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage a stepping-stone or an end. What is marriage.
Gertrude Stein