But vilifying those we love always detaches us from them a little. We should not touch our idols: their gilding will remain on our hands.
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About Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a 19th-century French novelist. Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. Read more on Wikipedia →
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