In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. In creating, he must imitate God: do his job and then shut up. (Gustave Flaubert)

In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. In creating, he must imitate God: do his job and then shut up.

Gustave Flaubert

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