On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us – ah! what a dream, to live in that! – the other stifles us at the first breath.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTETo a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
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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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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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At sixty-three years of age, less a quarter, one still has plans.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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That lovely voice; how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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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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January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead.
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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Don’t cudgel your brains over my little problems.
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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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