“ For everything exists in nature; therefore, everything is legitimate ”
Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education (1869). copy citation
| Author | Gustave Flaubert |
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| Source | Sentimental Education |
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| Date | 1869 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34828/34828-h/34828-h.htm |
Context
“He had made considerable progress, having definitely satisfied himself as to the stupidity of the line. We ought not to look so much for beauty and unity in a work as for character and diversity of subject.
"For everything exists in nature; therefore, everything is legitimate; everything is plastic. It is only a question of catching the note, mind you! I have discovered the secret." And giving him a nudge, he repeated several times, "I have discovered the secret, you see!”
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