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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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At sixty-three years of age, less a quarter, one still has plans.
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Age Grow Up Oneself Planning
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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Illusion Moments Need Recovery Waste Young
At the top of the iron staircase leading to the stage, the good, dry, dusty warmth wraps me round like a comfortable dirty cloak.
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Cloak Comfortable Dirty Leadership Warm
A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
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Give Up Herself Intelligence Man Right Thinking Woman
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
I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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Art Finding Myself Voice
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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Life Myself Realize Wonderful
That lovely voice; how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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Joy Love Myself Voice
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
Don’t cudgel your brains over my little problems.
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Brain Problem Yourself
A few days later, I found my mother beneath the tree, motionless with excitement, her head turned toward the heavens in which she would allow human religions no place.
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Allow Excitement Finding Human Place Religion Tree
Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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Flower Modesty Sincere Spontaneous
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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Enthusiasm Fools Willing Yourself
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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Admit Literature Nourishment Sincere
Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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Animal Cat One Liner Pet Time Wasted
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.
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Curiosity Death Finding Grave Lying Side Trying

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