Woman is natural, that is to say, abominable.
What could be more simple and more complex, more obvious and more profound than a portrait.
Strangeness is an ingredient necessary in beauty.
What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight?
Cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household.
That in all times, mediocrity has dominated, that is indubitable; but that it reigns more than ever, that it is becoming absolutely triumphant and inhibiting, this is what is as true as it is distressing.