Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest novelists in Western literature. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.
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Famous quotes by gustave flaubert:
“It is a delicious thing to write, whether well or badly M to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creating.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“I had, as I told you, a great passion while still almost a child. When it was over, I divided myself in two, placing on one side the soul I kept for Art, and on the other, my body, which would have to fend for itself.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“Emma Bovary is me.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)