I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

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.

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 cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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.

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...

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

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.

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

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

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...

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...

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,...

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.

If only cats grew into kittens.

If only cats grew into kittens.

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments,...

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments,...

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally...

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally...