Colette Quotes

Give me a dozen such heartbreaks, if that would help me lose a couple of pounds.

What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

To talk to a child, to fascinate him, is much more difficult than to win an electoral victory. But it is also more rewarding.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Are there any brothers who do not criticize a bit and make fun of the fiance who is stealing a sister from them?

How do you like them? like a pear, a lemon, a la Montgolfier, half an apple, or a canteloupe? Go and choose, don’t be embarrassed.

Real poverty is lack of books.

We don’t feel at ease here: we are surrounded by too much beauty.