Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.
Theophile GautierIt is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.
Theophile GautierYes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not break my heart
Theophile Gautier