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> [I have been a woman for fifty years, and I've never yet been able to discover precisely what it is I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/i-have-been-a-woman-for-fifty-years-and-i-ve-never-yet-been-able-to/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

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## More by Jean Giraudoux

> [Sadness flies on the wings of the morning, and out of the heart of darkness comes the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/sadness-flies-on-the-wings-of-the-morning-and-out-of-the-heart-of/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [To seek out in a world full of joy the one thing that is certain to give you pain, and hug it to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/to-seek-out-in-a-world-full-of-joy-the-one-thing-that-is-certain-to/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [When a grown man reaches forty, we change him for an old one. He has completely disappeared. There's only the most superficial resemblance between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/when-a-grown-man-reaches-forty-we-change-him-for-an-old-one-he-has/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [There is an invisible garment woven around us from our earliest years; it is made of the way we eat, the way we walk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/there-is-an-invisible-garment-woven-around-us-from-our-earliest-years/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [A wife loves out of duty, and duty leads to constraint, and constraint kills desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/a-wife-loves-out-of-duty-and-duty-leads-to-constraint-and-constraint/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [A woman is a creature who has discovered her own nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/a-woman-is-a-creature-who-has-discovered-her-own-nature/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [The brave men die in war. It takes great luck or judgment not to be killed. Once, at least, the head has to bow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/the-brave-men-die-in-war-it-takes-great-luck-or-judgment-not-to-be/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/as-soon-as-war-is-declared-it-will-be-impossible-to-hold-the-poets/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [I don't like knowing about other people's feelings. There is nothing more embarrassing. Just as when you play cards and you see your opponent's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/i-don-t-like-knowing-about-other-people-s-feelings-there-is-nothing/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/i-m-not-afraid-of-death-it-s-the-stake-one-puts-up-in-order-to-play/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [Ask any soldier. To kill a man is to merit a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/ask-any-soldier-to-kill-a-man-is-to-merit-a-woman/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [I believe in the gods; or rather I believe that I believe in the gods. But I don't believe that they are great brooding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/i-believe-in-the-gods-or-rather-i-believe-that-i-believe-in-the-gods/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [Men don't deceive their wives unless they love them. When they love them most, they deceive them. It's a form of fidelity, their deceit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/men-don-t-deceive-their-wives-unless-they-love-them-when-they-love/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [Oh God, if you want women to never again raise their voices, then create an adult man!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/oh-god-if-you-want-women-to-never-again-raise-their-voices-then/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

> [Close your eyes, all you see is yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/close-your-eyes-all-you-see-is-yours/)

[Jean Giraudoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-giraudoux/)

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