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.

Quote by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in...

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in...

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.

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...

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of...

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 longer you stay in one place, the greater your chances of disillusionment.

The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chances of disillusionment.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

And the people weve become, well, theyve never been the people who we are.

And the people weve become, well, theyve never been the people who we are.