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.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEThe day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.
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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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By means of an image we are often able to hold on to our lost belongings. But it is the desperateness of losing which picks the flowers of memory, binds the bouquet.
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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If we want to be sincere, we must admit that there is a well-nourished love and an ill-nourished love. And the rest is literature.
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The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
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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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My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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I’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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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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The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.
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If I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles.
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