Difficult Quote by Gertrude Stein

“To complicate things in new ways, that is really very easy; but to see things in new ways, that is difficult and that is why genius is so rare.” quote by Gertrude Stein — Download Open image

“To complicate things in new ways, that is really very easy; but to see things in new ways, that is difficult and that is why genius is so rare.”

Gertrude Stein

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