Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#even #foot #goes #lot #sits

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#disillusionment #having #illusion #moment #moments

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

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#even #flattering #poet #response #silence

Writing only leads to more writing. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#more #only #writing

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#demands #gives #intelligent #man #rights

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

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#had #i #only #realized #sooner

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past and no name, and where I shall be born again with a new face and an untried heart. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#am #away #born #country #face

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

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#early #early stages #insomnia #oasis #refuge