At the top of the iron staircase leading to the stage, the good, dry, dusty warmth wraps me round like a comfortable dirty cloak.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEA kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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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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No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
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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.
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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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At sixty-three years of age, less a quarter, one still has plans.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
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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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