I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.

It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you...

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you...

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and...

Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and...

How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But...

How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But...

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.

What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.

The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped...

The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped...

This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to...

This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to...

Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it...

Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it...

In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be...

In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be...

Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!

Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of time. And...

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of time. And...

God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important...

To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important...

I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies...

I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies...

There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.

There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.

Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price

Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.