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That lovely voice how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Age: 81 †
Born: 1873
Born: January 28
Died: 1954
Died: August 3
Actor
Ghostwriter
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A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.
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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
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I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.
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