“Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.”

“I've always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.”

“True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.”

“If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.”

“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”

“What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show.Jacques felt himself growing gloomy again. He was well aware that to live on earth a man must follow its fashions, and hearts were no longer worn.”

“The knack is art.”