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Maxioms by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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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.

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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!

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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... ".

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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.

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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.

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