“This sense of my own weakness and emptiness comforts me. I feel myself a mere speck of dust lost in space, yet I am part of that endless grandeur which envelopes me. I could never see why that should be cause for despair, since there could very well be nothing at all behind the black curtain.”
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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
“A person whom lives by faith is not bound to feel hopelessness or the agony of infinite despair.”
“It's what the loss uncovers in you that brings on despair, not the loss itself.”
“But the sound of despair is never pleasant; it sounds suspiciously like lying.”