All Theophile Gautier Quotes
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
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The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.
Theophile Gautier
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Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.
Theophile Gautier
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Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.
Theophile Gautier
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I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.
Theophile Gautier
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To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.
Theophile Gautier
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Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.
Theophile Gautier
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You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.
Theophile Gautier
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