--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: ... there is no point in being realistic…" description: "\"... there is no point in being realistic about here and now, no use at all not any, and so it is not the nineteenth but the twentieth century, there is..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/gertrude-stein-667_being-real_there-is-no-point-in-being-realistic-abo_1176729.jpg" --- # ... there is no point in being realistic about here and… ![“... there is no point in being realistic about here and now, no use at all not any, and so it is not the nineteenth but the twentieth century, there is no realism now, life is not real it is not earnest, it is strange which is an entirely different matter.” quote by Gertrude Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/gertrude-stein-667_being-real_there-is-no-point-in-being-realistic-abo_1176729.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/gertrude-stein-667_being-real_there-is-no-point-in-being-realistic-abo_1176729.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/gertrude-stein-667_being-real_there-is-no-point-in-being-realistic-abo_1176729.jpg) > “... there is no point in being realistic about here and now, no use at all not any, and so it is not the nineteenth but the twentieth century, there is no realism now, life is not real it is not earnest, it is strange which is an entirely different matter.” [Gertrude Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-stein/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Realism is obsolete; life is strange, not earnest, demanding a new perspective. **In simple terms:** Reject realism for a fresh view. Key Takeaway Embrace the strange. Themes modernism reality philosophy Mood enigmatic introspective Type philosophical artistic When to use this quote - literary criticism - visual arts - personal worldview - cultural analysis Key Concepts Existentialism artistic innovation Questions to Reflect On - How does embracing strangeness affect daily life? - What value does realism still hold? 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