Death Quote by Gustave Flaubert — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it”

“Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.”

“I grew up in a hospital and as a child I played in the dissecting room”

“I invite all brats to throw their cookies at the baker’s head if they’re not sweet, winos to chuck their wine if it’s bad, the dying to shuck their souls when they croak, and men to throw their existence in God’s face when it’s bitter”

“What wretched poverty of language! To compare stars to diamonds!”

“One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.”

“He looked upon this verdant, blossoming spring, a spring Joanna would never see, he looked upon a field of brilliant blue flowers- the bluebells Joanna had so loved- and at that moment he'd willingly have bartered all his tomorrows for but one yesterday.”

“To every man his little cross. Till he dies. And is forgotten.”

“***HERE IS A SMALL FACT***”

“Was it not worth the loss of a little immortality to have that strange mix of innocence and strength close to him?”

“The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower—suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.”

“I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love”