Home / Quotes / Quote by Djuna Barnes

Quote by Djuna Barnes

“After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.”

Author

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

“The officers of Congress, may come upon you now, fortified with all the terrors of paramount federal authority. Excisemen taxmen may come in multitudes; for the limitation of their numbers no man knows. They may, unless the general government be restrained ... go into your cellars and rooms, and search, ransack, and measure, everything you eat, drink, and wear.”

Knows Men May Government Rooms Numbers Drink Authority Congress Terror Limitation Officers Multitudes Taxation Paramount Cellars

Author:Patrick Henry

“I found out was, by the rhythm of my chewing, how I chewed fast, slow or what have you, I could tell the audience what my character was thinking and feeling.”

Thinking Character Feelings Found Audience Rhythm Chewing

Author:Rod Steiger

“Well, one of the problems of working on a story with a character that sacred in the religions of the world or in a picture about that person, is that you have to forget about that and play it as real as you can because you can't look at yourself and judge yourself.”

World Wells Looks Persons Real Play Character Stories Problem Forget Judging Sacred Look At Yourself

Author:Rod Steiger

“I've learned that if you want people to join in any kind of conservation effort, you have to help them to care with their hearts, not just their heads.”

People Ifs Want Heart Kind Helping Care Effort Experience I've Learned Conservation

Author:Jane Goodall

“I think we're still in a muddle with our language, because once you get words and a spoken language it gets harder to communicate.”

Thinking Stills Language Harder Communicate Muddle Spoken Language

Author:Jane Goodall

“I'm highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don't feel in tune with British politics.”

Feels Trying Political Decision Influence British Awful Tunes Makers Decision Makers British Politics

Author:Jane Goodall

“I didn't want to become a professor or get tenure or teach or anything. All I wanted to do was get a degree because Louis Leakey said I needed one, which was right, and once I succeeded I could get back to the field.”

Want Said Wanted Teach Fields Needed Degrees Get Back Professors Tenure

Author:Jane Goodall

Quote by Djuna Barnes

Author

You May Also Like