Djuna Barnes: Doing
Djuna Barnes was American Modernist writer, poet and artist. Explore interesting quotes on doing.Djuna Barnes: 78 quotes1 like
What Do You See, Madam? (1932)
Context: If Helen of Troy could have been seen eating peppermints out of a paper bag, it is highly probable that her admirers would have been an entirely different class.
It is the thing you are found doing while the horde looks on that you shall be loved for — or ignored.
“A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.”
Djuna Barnes book Nightwood
Source: Nightwood (1936), Ch. 7 : Go Down, Matthew