Gustave Flaubert Quotes
I go from exasperation to a state of collapse, then I recover and go from prostration to Fury, so that my average state is one of being annoyed.
Topics
Nations, Countries
Fury
Anger
Anger Management
Average
Exasperation
Frustration
Mood Swings
Annoyed
Irritation
Annoyance
Emotional Recovery
Emotional Resilience
Emotional Rollercoaster
Emotional Stability
Emotional State
Emotional Turmoil
Mental Exhaustion
Prostration
Psychological Endurance
Stress Response
Citations
Flaubert, Gustave. The Letters of Gustave Flaubert 1857-1880. Selected, edited, and translated by Francis Steegmuller, Harvard University Press, 1982, p. 209.
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Gustave Flaubert was an influential French novelist who was perhaps the leading exponent of literary realism in his country. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated short story writer {Guy de Maupassant} was a protégé of Flaubert.