In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEAt 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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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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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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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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There are connoisseurs of blue just as there are connoisseurs of wine.
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That lovely voice; how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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There are no ordinary cats.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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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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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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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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I’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.
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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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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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