More quotes by Gustave Flaubert

"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."
"An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere."
"The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments."
"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings."
"The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments."