You don’t think before you do something foolish. You do your thinking afterwards.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTESo 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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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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Hope costs nothing.
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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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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.
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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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There are no ordinary cats.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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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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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
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I am indebted to the cat for a particular kind of honorable deceit, for a greater control over myself, for a characteristic aversion to brutal sounds, and for the need to keep silent for long periods of time.
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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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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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