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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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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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Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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I want nothing from love, in short, but love.
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There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.
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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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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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There are days when solitude, for someone my age, is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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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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When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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You don’t think before you do something foolish. You do your thinking afterwards.
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