Djuna Barnes Quotes

Djuna Barnes — American Novelist born on June 12, 1892, died on June 18, 1982

Djuna Barnes was an American poet, playwright, journalist, visual artist and short-story writer whose work continues to “beguile, excite and inspire readers”. She is best known for her novel Nightwood, which is a masterpiece of high modernism... (wikipedia)

The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.

Life is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty.

The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.

We are beginning to wonder whether a servant girl hasn't the best of it after all. She knows how the salad tastes without the dressing, and she knows how life's lived before it gets to the parlor door.

To love without criticism is to be betrayed.

Djuna Barnes Quotes

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