Natalie Clifford Barney quotes - page 2

Our shadows are taller than ourselves. (Natalie Clifford Barney)
The past is such a subtle thing. [But] in the end, nothing else exists, everything is made of the past, even the future. View quote
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Being bilingual is like having a wife and a mistress. One can never be sure of either. View quote
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I am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings. View quote
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if I had one ambition it was to make my life itself into a poem. View quote
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Seeking revenge: what a lack of foresight. View quote
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Some people make it hard for me to believe in universal evolution. View quote
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Our prejudices, our antipathies, are our natural defenses against what we could not assimilate. View quote
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Eternity - waste of time. View quote
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One is not oneself every day-fortunately. View quote
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Avoid that romantic trap: saying more than you feel, forcing yourself to feel more than you've said! (Natalie Clifford Barney)
If only art were as rare as good taste. View quote
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A thought falls like a ripe fruit from the tree of idleness. View quote
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That parasite: the past. View quote
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What makes bad writers so annoying is their good passages. View quote
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