Quotes about Flaubert

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Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you — life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.
Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you — life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.
And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. — Dorothy Parker
And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. — Dorothy Parker
As for the piano, the faster her fingers flew over it, the more he marveled. She struck the keys with aplomb and ran fro — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
As for the piano, the faster her fingers flew over it, the more he marveled. She struck the keys with aplomb and ran fro — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
It seems that the people of Oran are like that friend of Flaubert who, on the point of death, casting a last glance at t — Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
It seems that the people of Oran are like that friend of Flaubert who, on the point of death, casting a last glance at t — Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
The smooth folds of her dress concealed a tumultuous heart, and her modest lips told nothing of her torment. She was in — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
The smooth folds of her dress concealed a tumultuous heart, and her modest lips told nothing of her torment. She was in — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
A work of art is never finished. It is merely abandoned. — E.M. Forster
A work of art is never finished. It is merely abandoned. — E.M. Forster
Of course, even before Flaubert, people knew stupidity existed, but they understood it somewhat differently: it was cons — Milan Kundera, The Art of the Novel
Of course, even before Flaubert, people knew stupidity existed, but they understood it somewhat differently: it was cons — Milan Kundera, The Art of the Novel
There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me — the one around me will crush me
There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me — the one around me will crush me
The sight of so many ruins destroys any desire to build shanties — all this ancient dust makes one indifferent to fame.
The sight of so many ruins destroys any desire to build shanties — all this ancient dust makes one indifferent to fame.
One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and not accept all the conventions of society with the ignom — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
One's duty is to feel what is great, cherish the beautiful, and not accept all the conventions of society with the ignom — Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
I have often noticed that we are inclined to endow our friends with the stability of type that literary characters acqui — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
I have often noticed that we are inclined to endow our friends with the stability of type that literary characters acqui — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
And he beholds the moon — like a rounded fragment of ice filled with motionless light.
And he beholds the moon — like a rounded fragment of ice filled with motionless light.
Me and my books, in the same apartment: like a gherkin in its vinegar. — Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
Me and my books, in the same apartment: like a gherkin in its vinegar. — Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
A pier is a disappointed bridge — yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel.
A pier is a disappointed bridge — yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel.