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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 4

Posted on October 19, 2009 by renatestendhal

Post # 4, day 4. This is about how writing is written (How Writing is Written – one of the 600 titles of Stein’s oeuvre) and how writing is read. Do you remember what you felt and thought when you … Continue reading →

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 3

Posted on October 18, 2009 by renatestendhal

Post # 3 in anticipation of my photobiography coming out again at Algonquin (after having been a collector’s item!) I want to add a word to my last post on fame. A topic so important to all of us. Success, … Continue reading →

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 2

Posted on October 17, 2009 by renatestendhal

Quote # 2. “I am I because my little dog knows me.” It sounds to me like something a child would feel and say. Or a woman who is not sure who she is. Today, exactly 75 years ago, Gertrude … Continue reading →

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 1

Posted on October 16, 2009 by renatestendhal

Bon soir, everyone, this is post # 1 of many to come. I want to share my favorite Gertrude quotes with you, and this is one of them, right at the top of my list. “Why do something if it … Continue reading →

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