Quote by: Theophile Gautier

Those horses must have been Spanish jennets, born of mares mated with a zephyr; for they went as swiftly as the wind, and the moon, which had risen at our departure to give us light, rolled through the sky like a wheel detached from its carriage...


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Author Bio


  • NameTheophile Gautier
  • DescriptionFrench writer
  • AliasesPierre Jules Théophile Gautier; Theophile Gautier
  • BornAugust 31, 1811
  • DiedOctober 22, 1872
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Journalist; Choreographer; Novelist; Playwright; Librettist