What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. – André Gide
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – André Gide
What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. – André Gide
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – André Gide
In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself. – André Gide
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. – André Gide
The majority of writers ought to translate themselves; there are but few thoughts that are born translated, that is, clothed with the power best fitted alike to express and transmit them. What we have in the first instance written for ourselves, should be written a second time for others. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847), Literature. First Section: Literature in Gene