Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

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.

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

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

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......

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...

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...one...

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

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

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

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

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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,...

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

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...

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.

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...

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.