So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEI’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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Don’t cudgel your brains over my little problems.
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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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As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.
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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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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past and no name, and where I shall be born again with a new face and an untried heart.
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Never touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger.
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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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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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