Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

- Theophile Gautier

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

- Theophile Gautier

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

- Theophile Gautier

I was born to travel and write verse.

- Theophile Gautier

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

- Theophile Gautier