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Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it too much. The artist, in my opinion, is a monstrosity, something outside of nature.

Gustave Flaubert

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Gustave Flaubert
Age: 58 †
Born: 1821
Born: December 12
Died: 1880
Died: May 8
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Flaubert
Nature
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Something
Caught
Life
Outside
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Suffering
Enjoy
Monstrosity
Artist
Badly

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