Our prejudices, our antipathies, are our natural defenses against what we could — Natalie Clifford Barney
I judge people’s charm by the ease with which I express myself in their presence. — Natalie Clifford Barney
All expression, all art, is an indiscretion we commit against ourselves. This — Natalie Clifford Barney
Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men? — Natalie Clifford Barney
How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue. — Natalie Clifford Barney
When you’re in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities — Natalie Clifford Barney