Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEThe faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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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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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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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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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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January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead.
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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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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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Don’t cudgel your brains over my little problems.
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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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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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By an image we hold on to our lost treasures, but it is the wrenching loss that forms the image, composes, binds the bouquet.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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