I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance.

Quote by Arthur Rimbaud

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Romanticism has never been properly judged. Who was there to judge it? The critics!

Romanticism has never been properly judged. Who was there to judge it? The critics!

I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you...

I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you...

He would say, 'How funny it will all seem, all you've gone through, when I'm...

He would say, 'How funny it will all seem, all you've gone through, when I'm...

Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.

Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.

Morality is the weakness of the brain.

Morality is the weakness of the brain.

I believe that I am in hell, therefore I am there.

I believe that I am in hell, therefore I am there.

Misfortune was my god.

Misfortune was my god.

Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.

Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a...

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a...

He would say, 'How funny it will all seem, all you've gone through, when I'm...

He would say, 'How funny it will all seem, all you've gone through, when I'm...

I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains...

I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains...

There is a woman who spent her life loving that evil creature: she died. I'm...

There is a woman who spent her life loving that evil creature: she died. I'm...

I'm intact, and I don't give a damn.

I'm intact, and I don't give a damn.

I is another.

But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious...

But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious...

One single true word: it is, COME BACK. I want to be with you, I...

One single true word: it is, COME BACK. I want to be with you, I...

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.

Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life.

Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life.