The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals — Théophile Gautier
The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn’t exist. — Théophile Gautier
To extract beauty from one’s own milieu is one of the most difficult tasks of art. — Théophile Gautier
The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil. — Théophile Gautier
Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection! — Théophile Gautier
[A cat] will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society… — Théophile Gautier
Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution. — Théophile Gautier
The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn’t exist. — Théophile Gautier