Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (Colette) Quotes

A few days later, I found my mother beneath the tree, motionless with excitement, her head turned toward the heavens in which she would allow human religions no place.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

• My Mother
• Heavens
• Motionless
• Human Religions

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