Quotes By Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.

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.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Writing only leads to more writing.

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

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.