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Quote by Gustave Flaubert

“Writing history is like drinking an ocean and pissing a cupful.”

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Gustave Flaubert, born on December 12, 1821 and died on May 8, 1880, was a prominent French writer of the 19th century. Known for his exquisite literary skills and profound psychological portrayals, Flaubert is best remembered for his masterpiece 'Madame Bovary'. more

“I SEE thee better in the dark, I do not need a light. The love of thee a prism be Excelling violet. I see thee better for the years That hunch themselves between, The miner’s lamp sufficient be To nullify the mine. And in the grave I see thee best— Its little panels be A-glow, all ruddy with the light I held so high for thee! What need of day to those whose dark Hath so surpassing sun, It seem it be continually At the meridian?”

Needs Years Littles Light Seems Dark Sun Mines Graves Thee Sufficient Lamps Violet Miners Hunches Prisms Surpassing

Book:The Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson

“I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats.”

Thinking World Littles Broken Series Tiny Flood Cartoon Dams Lifeboats

Author:Sherman Alexie

“Even if they end up together, which I highly doubt, given the strength of that particular bond-...-but even if Schuyler still loves him, or thinks she does, it doesn't matter. Because Jack is going to leave her one day. i know he will. He's too much for Schuyler. They're wrong for each other. Anyone can see that. And when he leaves her, I'll be there. However long it takes, I'll still be there for her. Waiting.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Long Doe Stills Ends Matter Together Given Waiting Doubt Too Much Particular One Day

Author:Melissa de la Cruz

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