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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

"Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories"


Pain killer and a husband cleaner, any little place is the same as
empty.
A lamp, supposing a lamp has a volume and a broom, supposing it has,
supposing there is catarrh, supposing coughing is peculiar, supposing it
is not, if it is not why should hushing be synonymous with a mixed up
engagement, why should it when there are fears.
The time that begs a listener go to stay, a single shape that has no
obligation, a light idea that mixes all disdain, all this together shows
the effect, it shows that there is no use in limpness and eternal
fainting.
Why should merchants be strong and acrobats weak, why should they, there
is no question.
A carpet, what is a carpet, a carpet is something that is not dusty,
that is not delapidated, that is neither perspiring or draughty, that is
not perfect or determined. A carpet is something that, judging from the
beginning, from the middle, from the end, is not necessary when there is
no necessity for it. A carpet is such a thing and the choice of it, the
choice for it, all that is done to declare it is just the search for
the truth, for the darkness, for delicacy and for reason. All this is
not strange.
Kindling in between paper and anything, kindling is so white that it is
useless to show the color of paper, it is quite useless and yet wood
which is wood and which is paper is so splendid.


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