Djuna Barnes Quotes

New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American. Djuna Barnes

A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same. Djuna Barnes

I am the most famous unknown of the century! Djuna Barnes

Dreams have only the pigmentation of fact. Djuna Barnes

This head has risen above its hair in a moment of abandon known only to men who have drawn their feet out of their boots to walk awhile in the corridors of the mind. Djuna Barnes

The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy. Djuna Barnes

We are adhering to life now with our last muscle – the heart. Djuna Barnes