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When in a museum, walk slowly but keep walking.
Gertrude Stein
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Gertrude Stein
Age: 72 †
Born: 1874
Born: February 3
Died: 1946
Died: July 27
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When you get there, there isn't any there there.
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Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
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One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.
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