Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.

Quote by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

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.

But just as delicate fare does not stop you from craving for saveloys, so tried...

But just as delicate fare does not stop you from craving for saveloys, so tried...

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

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.

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

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...

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...

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments...

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to...

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to...

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.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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