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There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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"There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall."
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There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

About Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette was a Novelist from France (1873–1954).

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This quote is attributed to Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, a Novelist from France.
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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette lived from 1873 – 1954.