The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock, he must leave his family. – Gustave Flaubert
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Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. – Gustave Flaubert
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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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We need a better way to talk about eating animals, a way that doesnt ignore or even just shruggingly accept things like habits, cravings, family and history but rather incorporates them into the conversation. The more they are allowed in, the more able we will be to follow our best instincts. – Jonathan Safran Foer
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