Quote by Gustave Flaubert
The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock,

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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The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest. – Gustave Flaubert

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