Quote by Gustave Flaubert
"Every generality is like a bagpipe; with a certain fingering, any general can make it play any tune he wishes."
"Every generality is like a bagpipe; with a certain fingering, any general can make it play any tune he wishes."
"The artist must be in his work like God in creation, invisible yet all-powerful."
"Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living."
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's ear drums from bursting, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."