But since everything has its reason, and the fantasy of an individual seems to me just as legitimate as the appetite of a million men and capable of holding just as important a place in the world, we must... live for our vocation, climb up into our ivory tower, and there, like a dancer amid her perfumes, remain alone with our dreams.


Letter to Louise Colet [April 24,1852]

Gustave Flaubert Quotes

But since everything has its reason, and the fantasy of an individual seems to me just as legitimate as the appetite of a million men and capable of...

But since everything has its reason, and the fantasy of an individual seems to me just as legitimate as the appetite of a million men and capable of...

But since everything has its reason, and the fantasy of an individual seems to me just as legitimate as the appetite of a million men and capable of...

But since everything has its reason, and the fantasy of an individual seems to me just as legitimate as the appetite of a million men and capable of...