Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed and said, In that case, what is the question? Then she died. (Gertrude Stein)

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed and said, In that case, what is the question? Then she died.

Gertrude Stein

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