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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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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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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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I want nothing from love, in short, but love.
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The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.
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Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.
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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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We only do well the things we like doing.
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Passionate Work
Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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I went to collect the few personal belongings which. I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.
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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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Appetite Myself Professional Training World
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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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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By means of an image we are often able to hold on to our lost belongings. But it is the desperateness of losing which picks the flowers of memory, binds the bouquet.
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Desperate Flower Image Lose Memories Ourselves
Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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Happiness Oneself Wisdom

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