Quotations from

Théophile Gautier

About

Picture of Théophile Gautier

Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (US: goh-TYAY; French: [pjɛʁ ʒyl teɔfil ɡotje]; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic.

from Wikipedia

Quotes from Théophile Gautier

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

—Théophile Gautier

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

—Théophile Gautier