Gautier

Famous quotes containing the word gautier:

“Any man which an idea, however subtle and unexpected it may be, finds lacking, is not a writer. The inexpressible does not exist.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)

“You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)

“Good heavens! what a foolish thing is this pretended perfectibility of the human race which is continually being dinned into our ears!”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)