[Great artists] do not copy what they see, but what they desire. — Theophile Gautier Art Copy Share Image
“For Art alone is great: The bust survives the state, The crown the potentate.” — Théophile Gautier Art Copy Share Image
Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living. — Theophile Gautier Body Copy Share Image
With all women gentleness is the most persuasive and powerful argument. — Theophile Gautier Argument Copy Share Image
“What is certain is that the world has got beyond the stage at which one may affect modesty and maidenly shame, and… — Théophile Gautier Marriage Copy Share Image
“Although it was only six o'clock, the night was already dark. The fog, made thicker by its proximity to the Seine, blurred… — Théophile Gautier Cold Copy Share Image
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