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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.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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I want nothing from love, in short, but love.
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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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At sixty-three years of age, less a quarter, one still has plans.
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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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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
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If I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles.
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Hope costs nothing.
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