My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEHope costs nothing.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen.
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A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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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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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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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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Never touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger.
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That lovely voice; how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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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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Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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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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I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.
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