You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEI have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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I want nothing from love, in short, but love.
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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
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January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.
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The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen.
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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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If I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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