Criticism occupies the lowest place in the literary hierarchy: as regards form, almost always; and as regards “moral value,” incontestably. It comes after rhyming games and acrostics, which at least require a certain inventiveness.[La critique est au dernier échelon de la littérature, comme forme presque toujours, et comme valeur morale, incontestablement. Elle passe après le bout rimé et l’acrostiche, lesquels demandent au moins un travail d’invention quelconque.]
Source:Letter to Louise Colet (June 28, 1853), The Letter of Gustave Flaubert (1830-1857), (ed. 1980), Page 190
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