Flaubert

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“I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)

“Mediocrity cherishes rules; as for me, I hate them; I feel for them and for every restriction, corporation, caste, hierarchy, level, herd, a loathing which fills my soul, and it is in this respect perhaps that I understand martyrdom.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)

“I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone have the key.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)