An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. – Andre Maurois
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. – Andre Maurois
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul. – Andre Maurois
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. – Andre Maurois