The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

Quote by Gustave Flaubert

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Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.

Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.

The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it.

The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it.

A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.

A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with...

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with...

There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of...

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of...

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.

The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but...

The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but...

But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent....

But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent....

A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies.

A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies.

I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone...

I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone...

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance...

Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance...

Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much...

Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much...

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of...

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of...

There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art,...

There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art,...

Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry.

Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry.

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

Stupidity is a force unto itself.

Stupidity is a force unto itself.

Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education...

Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education...