What did Gustave Flaubert mean by: The one way of tolerating existence is to lose oneself in literature as in a perpetual orgy. - Gustave Flaubert Copy
+ He had the vanity to believe men did not like him – while men simply did not know him. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Believe, Vanity, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ The most important thing in the world is to hold your soul aloft. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Fathers Day, Karma, Soul, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Criticism, Degrees, Heart, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ He dreamed of funeral love, but dreams crumble and the tomb abides Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Dream, Funeral, Tombs, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ Come, let’s be calm: no one incapable of restraint was ever a writer. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Calm, Restraint, Writing, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ Speech is a rolling press that always amplifies one’s emotions. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Amplify, Rolling, Speech, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ Years passed; and he endured the idleness of his intelligence and the inertia of his heart. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Heart, Inertia, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
+ Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Gustave Flaubert, Adventure, Travel, 0 - Gustave Flaubert
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. - Jean Craighead George
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. - Gary D. Schmidt Author
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
