I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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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

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...

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.

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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......

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 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.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

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,...

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...

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

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.

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...

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...

Cats are connoisseurs of comfort

Cats are connoisseurs of comfort

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...