Natalie Clifford Barney
Natalie Clifford Barney
Natalie Clifford Barneywas an American playwright, poet and novelist who lived as an expatriate in Paris...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth31 October 1876
CountryUnited States of America
Natalie Clifford Barney quotes about
american-author intangible lack near realities
There are intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.
shadow
Our shadows are taller than ourselves.
revenge foresight seeking-revenge
Seeking revenge: what a lack of foresight.
waste wasting-time eternity
Eternity: what a waste of time.
judging people ease
I judge people's charm by the ease with which I express myself in their presence.
creativity creating life-is
The finest life is spent creating oneself, not procreating.
doubt purity deny
doubt seems the only purity for those who are too fervent to deny, and too lucid to affirm.
fashion absurdity
Fashion: the search for a new absurdity.
hero today bows
Hero worship has died with heroes, and if someone bows down today, it is to pick up something.
humans human-beings sociability
I'm fond of human beings, but only one at a time.
looks bibliophiles humans
I am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings.
normal advantage
Being other than normal is a perilous advantage.
time tears faces
Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.
years age-and-youth birth
Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth.