When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEThe 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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Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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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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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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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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There are connoisseurs of blue just as there are connoisseurs of wine.
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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 true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
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A few days later, I found my mother beneath the tree, motionless with excitement, her head turned toward the heavens in which she would allow human religions no place.
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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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If I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles.
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