A good sentence in prose should be like a good line in poetry, unchangeable, as rhythmic, as sonorous.
Gustave FlaubertHuman speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.
Gustave FlaubertBut an infinity of passions can be contained in a minute, like a crowd in a tiny space.
Gustave Flaubert