Colette - Prisons and Paradise, 1932

We only do well the things we like doing.
Colette
We only do well the things we like doing.
Colette - Chance Acquaintances, 1952
Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette - in New York World-Telegram and Sun, 1961
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
Colette
A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
Colette - The Pure and the Impure, 1932
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
Colette - Paris From My Window, 1944
The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.

- Colette - Prisons and Paradise, 1932