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