“Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.”
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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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The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.
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Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.
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