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

Other quotes by Gustave Flaubert

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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Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. – Gustave Flaubert

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Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, its not much of a hood, but it is definitely like my hood. I claim Santa Barbara like I claim my family. Im going to be married and buried there. – Katy Perry

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When were dealing with the people in our family – no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering may appear, no matter how afflicted they are with ignorance, prejudice or nose hairs – we give from the deepest parts of ourselves. – Anne Lamott

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All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women. – W. C. Fields

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My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do so love the United States and consider myself part American. – Vivien Leigh

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I like doing food as a focal point on my table. It is not like going out and buying flowers or candles, which are expensive. – Sandra Lee

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Close your eyes and see the beauty. – Author Unknown

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Theres no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And theres no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics. – Benjamin Carson

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Everybody experiences far more than he understands. Yet it is experience, rather than understanding, that influences behavior. – Marshall McLuhan

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