The cat is a dilettante in fur.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

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.

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Sooner barbarity than boredom.

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.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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

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

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

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

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...

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

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...

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.

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...

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.