Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself. No one will be much or little except in someone else’s mind, so be care… - Djuna Barnes

Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself.

My war brought me many things; let yours bring you as much. Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself. No one will be much or little except in someone else's mind, so be careful of the minds you get into, and remember Lady Macbeth, who had her mind in her hand. We can't all be as safe as that.

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.

Das Leben ist ewig; darin liegt seine Schönheit.