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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it

What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. РAndr̩ Gide

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I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress. РAndr̩ Gide

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The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. РAndr̩ Gide

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A good style should show no signs of effort. What is written should seem a happy accident. – W. Somerset Maugham, Summing Up, 1938

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