I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whos... - Gustave Flaubert
"I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within."
More quotes by Gustave Flaubert
"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness."
"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."
"Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom."
"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."
"You don’t make art out of good intentions."