I did not know that the French writer Colette had a mob of wispy hair. Here’s a short gallery of 5 photos of Colette. She’s beside the lanky French poet Jean Cocteau in one photo.

Jean had once said two amusing bits:

“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.“

Dapper Jean, below, also said that “Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.”

He probably meant it judging by that stylish starched collar.

I lied, three:

“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? “