Who said "To love is to risk everything for nothing."?

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

To love is to risk everything for nothing. - Théophile Gautier

"To love is to risk everything for nothing."

Théophile Gautier Love

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

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