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:
“Everything is there: the love of Art.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“It is the fault of fate.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
“I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been made one of its high priests.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)