Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

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...

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...

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...

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

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

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

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

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

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal......

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal......

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.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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...

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

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you...

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you...

If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else...

If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else...

There are two kinds of marriages - where the husband quotes the wife and where...

There are two kinds of marriages - where the husband quotes the wife and where...