Quotes by Djuna Barnes

"A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow."
— Djuna Barnes
"The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy."
— Djuna Barnes
"I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed."
— Djuna Barnes
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Djuna Barnes (/ˈdʒuːnɑː/ JOO-nah; June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American artist, illustrator, journalist, and writer who is perhaps best known for her novel Nightwood (1936), a cult classic of...