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. Djuna Barnes Read Quote
After all, it is not where one washes one’s neck that counts but where one moistens one’s throat. Djuna Barnes Read Quote
A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same. Djuna Barnes Read Quote
Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg forward. Djuna Barnes Read Quote
New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American. Djuna Barnes Read Quote
Well, isn’t Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else – and must not a waiter be a little less than a waiter to be a good Bohemian? Djuna Barnes Read Quote
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. Djuna Barnes Read Quote
