Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness nothing but faith, faith and freedom. – Gustave Flaubert
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful one must sense him everywhere but never see him. – Gustave Flaubert
I love my work with a frenetic and perverse love, as an ascetic loves the hair shirt which scratches his belly. – Gustave Flaubert
One mustnt ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. – Gustave Flaubert
After a few months in my parents basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations. – David Sedaris