The web site gertrudeandalice.com was begun in 2002 as part of the 125th birthday celebration of Alice B. Toklas. And though in the intervening years the site has allowed me to get the word out about various books and events relating to the Two Ladies and has also put me in contact with people around the world who have posed questions or needed information pertaining to GertrudeandAlice, I recently felt that the immediacy offered by a blog would make the site more vibrant and timely.
How this blog will evolve, I don’t know. But I can assure you that based on the overwhelming interest in Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas that continues to grow all of the time prompting books, articles, exhibitions, and works of art in all of the disciplines, there will never be a lack of subject matter.
One of my favorite Gertrude Stein quotes is from her book FOUR IN AMERICA:
“Clarity is of no importance because nobody listens and nobody knows what you mean, nor how clearly you mean what you mean. But if you have vitality enough of knowing enough of what you mean, somebody and sometimes and sometimes a great many will have to realize that you know what you mean and so they will agree that you mean what you know, what you know you mean, which is as near as anybody can come to understanding any one.”
Hopefully through this blog we can come “as near as anybody can come to understanding any one.”
Hans Gallas
June 2009
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Dear Hans -
Can I quote you re “the overwhelming interest in Gertrude Stein continues to grow” ?
I love the blog – Thanks.
Denny
this blog is fantastic – thank you for all your effort!
Happy Birthday, Alice!