“Her childhood, then her adolescence, had taught her patience, hope, silence and the easy manipulation of the weapons and virtues of all prisoners.”

—  Colette , Chéri

Chéri (1920) pt. 2

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1873-1954 French novelist: wrote Gigi 1873–1954

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