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

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the...

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the...

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

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

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.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

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...

The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.

The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

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...

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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...

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

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

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

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

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

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

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.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

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...

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,...