Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care...

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care...

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal......

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal......

You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own...

You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own...

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal...one...

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal...one...

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse,...

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse,...

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never...

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never...