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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 36
“If nobody asked the question, what would the answer be.” Blogging always asks a question without ever asking it directly — and often there is no answer to the question not asked. I look at the blogs, the many blogs … Continue reading
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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 35
A very swell Valentine from Gertrude to Alice is in order. It will warm your hearts. It is from “Portraits and Prayers”: “When you hear her snore It is not before you love her. You love her so that to … Continue reading
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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 34
With Valentine’s tyranny waiting in the wings, I can’t resist to come back to Gertrude and SEX. It’s my hobby horse, as you know by now, my violon d’Ingres in French. What I would wish for the ALA conference on … Continue reading
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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 33
More about the yearly conference of the American Literature Association (ALA) http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2/american_literature_association_2010.htm dedicated to Gertrude Stein, taking place in San Francisco from May 27 to May 30: The link tells you about where and where to stay. A particular focus … Continue reading
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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 32
Happy birthday, Gertie! She is turning 136 this year in her very own ageless way. And here is the mythical birth as told in the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas: “Gertrude Stein was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. As I am … Continue reading
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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 31
For the beginning of a busy week: “It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing.” “The world is covered all over with people but geniuses are … Continue reading
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