Colette
Birthday: 28 January 1873, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France
Birth Name: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Colette was born on January 28, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France as Sidonie Gabrielle Colette. She was a writer, known for Gigi (1958), Chéri (2009) and Viaggio in Italia (19 ...Show More
On solitude: There are days when solitude is a heady wine which intoxicates you with freedom, others Show more
On solitude: There are days when solitude is a heady wine which intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison which makes you beat your head against the wall. Hide
On spirit: How beautiful what one does not understand can be!
On spirit: How beautiful what one does not understand can be!
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
On love: Nothing leads to love. It is love who throws himself across your path. And then he either b Show more
On love: Nothing leads to love. It is love who throws himself across your path. And then he either blocks it forever or, if he abandons it, leaves it in rack and ruin. Hide
On mothering: To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral Show more
On mothering: To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral victory. But it is also more rewarding. Hide
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
On experience: One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
On experience: One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
On growth: It is the fight itself that keeps you young.
On growth: It is the fight itself that keeps you young.
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