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

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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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...

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

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

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

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

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

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

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

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...

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...

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...

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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...

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

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.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Passport Picture - A photo of a man that looks exactly the way his friends...

Passport Picture - A photo of a man that looks exactly the way his friends...

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

Poor, darling fellow-he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.

Poor, darling fellow-he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

I say 'I'm sorry.' It usually disarms them.

I say 'I'm sorry.' It usually disarms them.