flaubert-common-level

April 7, 2025

Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level.

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“‘The world is a bad B-movie,’ he says. ‘We try to make better ones, but it probably can’t be done. Still, we go on cranking them out. Nothing else to do.’”

Robert Coover | The Enchanted Prince

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