I was born to travel and write verse.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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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...

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

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.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

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...

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...

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

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...

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,...

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.