Who said "The perfect rose exists only in the poet's imagination."?

This quote is attributed to Stéphane Mallarmé.

The perfect rose exists only in the poet's imagination. - Stéphane Mallarmé

"The perfect rose exists only in the poet's imagination."

Stéphane Mallarmé Imagination

Poet French 1842–1898

"The flesh is sad, alas, and I have read all the books."

"Music is the art most nigh to tears and memory."

"I love the beautiful weather."

"Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience."

"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge."

"The world is full of wonders if you know where to look."

"You have the imagination of a child, Lucy"

"The world is full of mysteries waiting to be solved."