The best Quotes by Colette

The best Quotes by Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known as Colette, was a French author. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.

We're on Earth to search for happiness, not to find it.
Being content means being intelligent.
At long last, I know paradise: A place where all your forgotten memories are stored.
Time you spend with cats is never wasted.
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
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If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.
Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.
The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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A woman who deems herself intelligent wants the same right as men. A woman who is intelligent passes.