I like my human experience served up with a little silence and restraint. Silence makes experience go further and, when it does die, gives it that di… - Djuna Barnes

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I like my human experience served up with a little silence and restraint. Silence makes experience go further and, when it does die, gives it that dignity common to a thing one had touched and not ravished.

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About Djuna Barnes

Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Alternative Names: Lydia Steptoe
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