If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEWhat a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men.
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When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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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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A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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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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I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.
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To 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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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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