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I am an obscure and patient pearl-fisherman who dives into the deepest waters and comes up with empty hands and a blue face. some fatal attraction draws me down into the abysses of thought, down into those innermost recesses which never cease to fascinate the strong. i shall spend my life gazing at the ocean of art, where others voyage or fight; and from time to time i’ll entertain myself by diving for those green and yellow shells that nobody will want. so i shall keep them for myself and cover the walls of my hut with them.
-Gustave Flaubert
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I Am An Obscure And Patient Pearl-fisherman

Gustave Flaubert
I am an obscure and patient pearl-fisherman who dives into the deepest waters and comes up with empty hands and a blue face. some fatal attraction draws me down into the abysses of thought, down into those innermost recesses which never cease to fascinate the strong. i shall spend my life gazing at the ocean of art, where others voyage or fight; and from time to time i’ll entertain myself by diving for those green and yellow shells that nobody will want. so i shall keep them for myself and cover the walls of my hut with them.
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