“On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us — ah! what a dream, to live in that! — the other stifles us at the first breath.”

—  Colette

The Photographer’s Wife
Gigi (1945)

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1873-1954 French novelist: wrote Gigi 1873–1954

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