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What is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance?


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A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.

A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.



I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure.

I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure.



Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg forward.

Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg forward.



I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.

I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.



The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.

The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.



The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.

The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.



Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them.

Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them.



New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.

New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.



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.

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.



I have been loved,' she said, 'by something strange, and it has forgotten me.

I have been loved,' she said, 'by something strange, and it has forgotten me.





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It will probably take several more generations before the female body can be considered a stand-in for the human body.

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This page presents the quote "What is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance?". Author of this quote is Djuna Barnes. This quote is about endurance, ruins, time, depravity,.