“It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son.”
Quote by Gertrude Stein
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Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein, an American writer born on February 3, 1874, and died on July 27, 1946. She is renowned for her unique writing style and her influence on modernist literature. more
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Source: Delphi Complete Works of Gertrude Stein (Illustrated)
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Source: Look at Me Now and Here I Am: Writings and Lectures, 1911-1945
“Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.”
Source: The Yale Edition of the Unpublished Writings of Gertrude Stein: Alphabets and birthdays