96 Quotes by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead.

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.