However gross a man may be, the minute he expresses a strong and genuine affection, some inner secretion alters his features, animates his gestures, and colors his voice. The stupidest man will often, under the stress of passion, achieve heights of eloquence, in thought if not in language, and seem to move in some luminous sphere. Goriot's voice and gesture had at this moment the power of communication that characterizes the great actor. Are not our finer feelings the poems of the human will?.Anonymous
About This Quote
Flaubert's famous quote is about the power of emotion. Most of us are not aware of it but our feelings are powerful, they can change our speech and actions, they can make us more eloquent, they can make us more attractive. This quote is about how great actors get into character. Most of us don't know that we are doing it but when were get into character we get back to our better selves.
Source: Pare Goriot
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