Quotation by Colette

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954), French author. Break of Day (1928).

Of her younger friends, Colette wrote, "I instinctively like to acquire and store up what promises to outlast me."
Surprise me with a
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