I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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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,...

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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.

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...

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......

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...

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.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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...

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.