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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

novelist, ghostwriter, journalist, librettist, screenwriter, short story writer, playwright, prose writer, actor, writer

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1873 – 1954

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.

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The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

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Writing only leads to more writing.

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What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

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

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