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I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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At the top of the iron staircase leading to the stage, the good, dry, dusty warmth wraps me round like a comfortable dirty cloak.
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I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.
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Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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I’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion.
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You don’t think before you do something foolish. You do your thinking afterwards.
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