Books, books, books. It was not that I read so much. I read and re-read the same ones. But all of them were necessary to me. Their presence, their smell, the letters of their titles, and the texture of their leather bindings.
Sidonie Gabrielle ColetteVoluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss.
Sidonie Gabrielle ColetteI've entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
Sidonie Gabrielle ColetteIf we want to be sincere, we must admit that there is a well-nourished love and an ill-nourished love. And the rest is literature.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette