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
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. – Andre Gide

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
A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. – Andre Gide
Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly. – Andre Gide