To know what one knows is frightening to live what one lives is soothing and though everybody likes to be frightened what they really have to have is soothing.
Gertrude SteinEating too much meat gives you indigestion and evil thoughts make you eat too much meat.
Gertrude SteinI say that Hitler ought to have the peace prize, because he is removing all the elements of contest and of struggle from Germany. By driving out the Jews and the democratic and Left element, he is driving out everything that conduces to activity. That means peace ... By suppressing Jews ... he was ending struggle in Germany.
Gertrude SteinDisillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you completely in anything.
Gertrude Stein