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 COLETTEJanuary, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.
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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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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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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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Never touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger.
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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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Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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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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In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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