Appetite Quote by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I…

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

You do not notice changes in what is always before you.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime I'm referring to…

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette