28 January: Colette

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, usually known simply as Colette, was born on this date in 1873. Some quotes from her:

1. Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
2. You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
3. Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
4. The true traveller is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
5. You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
6. Total absence of humour renders life impossible.
7. We only do well the things we like doing.
8. What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised!
9. There are no ordinary cats.
10. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.