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
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.
real people hours
I do not understand those who spend hours at the theater watching scenes between people whom they would not listen to for five minutes in real life.
past made ends
The past is such a subtle thing. [But] in the end, nothing else exists, everything is made of the past, even the future.
shadow
Our shadows are taller than ourselves.
revenge foresight seeking-revenge
Seeking revenge: what a lack of foresight.
might
Might I be the one I am looking for?
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.
men masculine-and-feminine quality
We are nearly all composed of such a complex mixture of human qualities that in each one of us reside both masculine and feminine principles: what man is without any female attribute and what woman never demonstrates any masculine characteristics?
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.