Author: Theophile Gautier

Quotes

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

- Theophile Gautier

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

- Theophile Gautier

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.

- Theophile Gautier

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

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

- Theophile Gautier

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

- Theophile Gautier

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

- Theophile Gautier

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