The renowned French author Gustave Flaubert was famous for struggling over sentences for days, a week, even a month or more.
The excellent French author Gustave Flaubert was famous for lingering over sentences or even words for days, a week, even a month or longer.
The superb French writer Gustave Flaubert was famous for hovering over a single sentence, even just a word, for days, weeks, even a month or more if it took that long to get them right.
The great 19th century French novelist, Gustave Flaubert, famously spent days, weeks, even months reworking sentences, even just words, until he felt he had perfected them.
The great 19th century French novelist, Gustave Flaubert, famously spent days, weeks, even months reworking sentences, even just words, until he felt he had crafted them perfectly.
The masterful 19th century French novelist, Gustave Flaubert, famously devoted days, weeks, even months reworking a sentence until he felt he had achieved in it perfect grammar, structure, and meaning.
The masterful 19th century French novelist, Gustave Flaubert, famously devoted days, weeks, even a month or longer to reworking a sentence until he felt he had achieved in it perfect grammar and syntax, as well as his intended meaning.
Ah, finally, just right.
Almost.