Colette
Birthday:
28 January 1873, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France
Birth Name:
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Colette was born on January 28, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France as Sidonie Gabrielle Colette. She was a writer, known for Gigi (1958), Chéri (2009) and Viaggio in Italia (1954). She was married to Maurice Goudeket, Henri de Jouvenel des Ursins and Willy. She died on August 3, 1954 in Paris, France.
On love: Nothing leads to love. It is love who throws himself across your path. And then he either blocks it forever or, if he abandons it, ...Show more »
On love: Nothing leads to love. It is love who throws himself across your path. And then he either blocks it forever or, if he abandons it, leaves it in rack and ruin. Show less «
On solitude: There are days when solitude is a heady wine which intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still ot...Show more »
On solitude: There are days when solitude is a heady wine which intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison which makes you beat your head against the wall. Show less «
On mothering: To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral victory. But it is also more rewarding.
On mothering: To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral victory. But it is also more rewarding.
On growth: It is the fight itself that keeps you young.
On growth: It is the fight itself that keeps you young.
On experience: One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
On experience: One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
On spirit: How beautiful what one does not understand can be!
On spirit: How beautiful what one does not understand can be!
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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