A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. Gustave Flaubert manneedorder Change image and share on social
The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest. Gustave Flaubert artavoidclose Change image and share on social
I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen. Gustave Flaubert feelmanpen Change image and share on social
One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought! Gustave Flaubert bloodlifestyle Change image and 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
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
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
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. Gustave Flaubert accomplishmentcallchallenge share on social