Quote by Gustave Flaubert
An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present ev

An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. – Gustave Flaubert

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Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry. – Gustave Flaubert

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When we see a natural style we are quite amazed and delighted, because we expected to see an author and find a man. – Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670

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Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. – Sholem Asch

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It’s not plagiarism — I’m recycling words, as any good environmentally conscious writer would do. – Uniek Swain

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Writing is a struggle against silence. – Carlos Fuentes

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