Awful Quote by Gustave Flaubert

“What an awful thing life is, isn’t it? It’s like soup with lots of hairs floating on the surface. You have to eat it nevertheless.” quote by Gustave Flaubert — Download Open image

“What an awful thing life is, isn’t it? It’s like soup with lots of hairs floating on the surface. You have to eat it nevertheless.”

Gustave Flaubert

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