I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been made one of its high priests. Gustave Flaubert calldecidehate Change image and share on social
There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art, you could almost establish it as an axiom that the subject is irrelevant, style itself being an absolute manner of seeing things. Gustave Flaubert absoluteartaxiom share on social
One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels. Gustave Flaubert feltmaster Change image and share on social
One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. Gustave Flaubert applefrancehappiness Change image and share on social
All one's inventions are true, you can be sure of that. Poetry is as exact a science as geometry. Gustave Flaubert exactgeometryinvention Change image and share on social
The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock, he must leave his family. Gustave Flaubert cassockdonfamily Change image and share on social
Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry. Gustave Flaubert geometryinventperfectly Change image and share on social
Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. Gustave Flaubert artcomplaisancefaith Change image and share on social
As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use. Gustave Flaubert disbelievefactrule Change image and share on social
But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands. Gustave Flaubert alienatedisparageextent Change image and share on social
