Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!

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

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Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

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Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

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The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.

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If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.

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

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Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.

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You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.

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

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