“There's no such thing as love; only proof of love.”

“I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love”

“I'm not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty.”

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

“The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.”

“We only serve as a model to the portrait of our fame”

“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.”