Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection!
Theophile GautierWhat well-bred woman would refuse her heart to a man who had just saved her life? Not one; and gratitude is a short cut which speedily leads to love.
Theophile GautierFortune loves to give bedroom slippers to people with wooden legs, and gloves to those with no hands.
Theophile Gautier