“If Helen of Troy could have been seen eating peppermints out of a paper bag, it is highly probable that her admirers would have been an entirely different class.It is the thing you are found doing while the horde looks on that you shall be loved for - or ignored.”
This book brings together a diverse array of short stories, showcasing the talents of multiple writers across different genres and styles. more
Djuna Barnes, an American writer, was born on June 12, 1892, and died on June 18, 1982. She is known for her unique literary style and profound modernist thoughts. more
“In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival.”
“Of course I think of the past and of Paris, what else is there to remember?”
“There is always more surface to a shattered object than a whole.”
“One's life is peculiar to one's own when one has invented it.”
“Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself.”