My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.

Quote by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Topics: Devotion Quotes

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be...

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be...

A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade...

A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade...

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what...

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what...

And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

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.

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.