A beauty is not suddenly in a circle. It comes with rapture… - Gertrude Stein

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A beauty is not suddenly in a circle. It comes with rapture. A great deal of beauty is rapture. A circle is a necessity. Otherwise you would see no one. We each have our circle.

Gertrude Stein

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About Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein (3 February 1874 – 27 July 1946) was an American expatriate writer, poet, feminist, and playwright, who lived most of her life in Europe. She is remembered for her "flow-of-thought" and sometimes "cyclical" or "circular" manner of expressing things.

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Alternative Names: Gertruda Stein • Gertruda Staĭn

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