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 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.
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 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 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
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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