Natalie Clifford Barney Quotations

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.

The past is such a subtle thing. [But] in the end, nothing else exists, everything is made of the past, even the future.

Our shadows are taller than ourselves.

Seeking revenge: what a lack of foresight.

Might I be the one I am looking for?

Eternity: what a waste of time.

I judge people's charm by the ease with which I express myself in their presence.

The finest life is spent creating oneself, not procreating.

doubt seems the only purity for those who are too fervent to deny, and too lucid to affirm.

Fashion: the search for a new absurdity.