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Theophile Gautier Quotes

Theophile Gautier quotes

French Poet August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872

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Theophile Gautier quote: "You do not become a critic until it has been completely..."
You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not..."
The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "I am a man for whom the outside world exists."
I am a man for whom the outside world exists. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not..."
Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "And then again, I am no longer quite such a good-looking young..."
And then again, I am no longer quite such a good-looking young fellow that tapestries leap off the wall in my honour. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek..."
Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "Sooner barbarity than boredom."
Sooner barbarity than boredom. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "J'aime la folle cruaut des chimres qu'on apprivoise."
J'aime la folle cruaut des chimres qu'on apprivoise. Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier quote: "I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity."
I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity. Theophile Gautier

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