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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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Flower Modesty Sincere Spontaneous
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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Attachment Casually Myself Mystery People Search
At sixty-three years of age, less a quarter, one still has plans.
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Age Grow Up Oneself Planning
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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Breathe Choice Planet Temptation
Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.
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Author Criticism Destroy Head Himself Judgement Poet Writing
Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.
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Drugs Excuse Light Male Smoking
Books, 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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Book Myself Necessary Presence Reading
A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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Gratitude Kindness Prodigy Understand
In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
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Absence Finding Furnish Myself Ugly
Writing only leads to more writing.
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One Liner Poet Writing
One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
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Age Forget Grave Old
When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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Clothes Herself Raise
Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.
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Humble Jealous Low Sight
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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Life Myself Realize Wonderful
Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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Absence Humor Impossible Life
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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Astonishment Finding Growth Quick Yourself

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