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Quote by Andre Gide
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is over

Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. – Andre Gide

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To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company. – Andre Gide

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It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. – Andre Gide

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All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God. – Thomas Browne

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An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. – Charles Horton Cooley

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The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. – Andre Gide

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I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me. – Roy Lichtenstein

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