You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Writing only leads to more writing.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.
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.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette