Corentin Jean-paul

“There is always after the death of anyone a kind of stupefaction; so difficult is it to grasp this advent of nothingness and to resign ourselves to believe in it.”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

“After the pain of this disappointment her heart once more stood empty, and the succession of identical days began again.”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

“He leaned against the writing desk and stayed there till nightfall, lost in sorrowful thoughts. After all, she had loved him.”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

“I detest common heroes and moderate feelings, the sort that exist in real life”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary