A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEBooks, books, books. It was not that I read so much. I read and re-read the same ones. But all of them were necessary to me. Their presence, their smell, the letters of their titles, and the texture of their leather bindings.
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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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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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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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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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When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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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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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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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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