The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet. – Gustave Flaubert
Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when what we want is to move the stars to pity. – Gustave Flaubert

The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet. – Gustave Flaubert
Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when what we want is to move the stars to pity. – Gustave Flaubert
The cult of art gives pride one never has too much of it. – Gustave Flaubert
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. – Gustave Flaubert
Unless youre living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, theres no point in being gloomy. Weve spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we dont really need. Weve stopped using our imaginations. – Jarvis Cocker
I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But Im not as bad as I used to be. These days I dont drink alcohol for five days before a show – very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare. – Katherine Jenkins