Quote by Colette (1873-1954)

• It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

• There are days when solitude, for someone my age, is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.

• Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

• A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

• We only do well the things we like doing.

• You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.