Gustave Flaubert Quote

The writer in his work must be like God in his creation—invisible and all-powerful: he must be everywhere felt, but never seen.


Letter to Mademoiselle Leroyer de Chantepie [March 18,1857]


The writer in his work must be like God in his creation—invisible and all-powerful: he must be everywhere felt, but never seen.

The writer in his work must be like God in his creation—invisible and all-powerful: he must be everywhere felt, but never seen.

The writer in his work must be like God in his creation—invisible and all-powerful: he must be everywhere felt, but never seen.

The writer in his work must be like God in his creation—invisible and all-powerful: he must be everywhere felt, but never seen.