Maxioms by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have
despised!
What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have
despised!
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.
Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But read more
Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: "It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss... ".
My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
Girls usually have a paper mâché face on their wedding day.
Girls usually have a paper mâché face on their wedding day.
