It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEThere 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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One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
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Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
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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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The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
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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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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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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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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 I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles.
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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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Don’t cudgel your brains over my little problems.
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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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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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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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