Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
age
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
equality
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.
freedom
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
friendship
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
humor
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.
jealousy
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.
jealousy
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
life