In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTE

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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
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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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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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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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