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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quotes

French Novelist January 28, 1873 – August 3, 1954

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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and..."
It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either."
Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights..."
The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which..."
In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and..."
Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues..."
The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger."
Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of..."
A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike."
The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "Writing only leads to more writing."
Writing only leads to more writing. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave."
One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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