“ A thought expressed is a falsehood. In poetry what is not said and yet gleams through the beauty of the symbol, works more powerfully on the heart than that which is expressed in words. Symbolism make… Dmitry Merezhkovsky
“ Of course, even before Flaubert, people knew stupidity existed, but they understood it somewhat differently: it was considered a simple absence of knowledge, a defect correctable by education. In Flau… Milan Kundera
“ Et l'ennui, araignée silencieuse, filait sa toile dans l'ombre, à tous les coins de son coeur. Gustave Flaubert
“ And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. Dorothy Parker