Djuna Barnes
1892 - 1982
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Biography
Djuna Barnes (1892–1982) was an American writer and artist known for her works in the modernist literary movement. She is best known for her novel Nightwood, which explores complex themes of sexuality, identity, and relationships. Barnes was also a prominent figure in the bohemian culture of Greenwich Village in the early 20th century, where she associated with other notable writers and artists of the time.
Famous Quotes (5)
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An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.
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Nothing a man does is either better or worse than the way he does it.
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If I have not the power to put myself in the place of other people, but must be continually burrowing inward, I shall never be the magnanimous creative person I wish to be.
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To define is to kill. To suggest is to create.
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Life doesn't matter, it isn't significant or serious or how different it may be at all levels, love makes it so.