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

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.

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

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......

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

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

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

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...

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...

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

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.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

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

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

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

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.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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.

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.