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Gustave Flaubert

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

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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."

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"Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career."

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"People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do."

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"Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much the soul as it is the flesh of a work."
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