Who said “Well, isn't Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else -- and must not a…”?

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Djuna Barnes. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceBecoming Intimate with the Bohemians, New York Morning Telegraph Sunday Magazine (19 November 1916)

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“Well, isn't Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else -- and must not a waiter be a little less than a waiter to be a good Bohemian?”
VerifiedBecoming Intimate with the Bohemians, New York Morning Telegraph Sunday Magazine (19 November 1916) · evidenceBohemia

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APA

Barnes, D. (n.d.). Well, isn't Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else -- and must not a waiter be a little less than a waiter to be a good Bohemian? [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8433-well-isnt-bohemia-a-place-where-everyone-is/

MLA

Barnes, Djuna. “Well, isn't Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else -- and must not a waiter be a little less than a waiter to be a good Bohemian?” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8433-well-isnt-bohemia-a-place-where-everyone-is/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Barnes, Djuna. “Well, isn't Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else -- and must not a waiter be a little less than a waiter to be a good Bohemian?” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8433-well-isnt-bohemia-a-place-where-everyone-is/.