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Quote by Gertrude Stein

“Nothing is really so very frightening when everything is so very dangerous”

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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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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