Quote by Gustave Flaubert
There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of

There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art, you could almost establish it as an axiom that the subject is irrelevant, style itself being an absolute manner of seeing things. – Gustave Flaubert

Other quotes by Gustave Flaubert

Stupidity is something unshakable nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant. – Gustave Flaubert

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Nature
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Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins. – Gustave Flaubert

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

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Writing
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Other Quotes from
Art
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Art is the colors and textures of your imagination. – Meghan, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999

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Art

Id love to go to art school. Id love to learn how to draw. Id love to be fluent in Spanish. Id like to be a brain surgeon. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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Art

I paint with shapes. – Alexander Calder

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Art

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. Thats how I get my kicks. – Edward Koch

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Art

Random Quotes

A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World! – Henry Fielding

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Nature

Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom. – George Bernard Shaw

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Conformity

Coffee is a hug in a mug. – Author Unknown

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Coffee

When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away? – Oliver Goldsmith

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Seduction