Quote by André Gide
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. – André Gide

Other quotes by 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

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Self-Discovery
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An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere. – Gustave Flaubert

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Writing

Every writer I know has trouble writing. – Joseph Heller

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One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment. – Hart Crane

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Writing

The maker of a sentence launches out into the infinite and builds a road into Chaos and old Night, and is followed by those who hear him with something of wild, creative delight. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness nothing but faith, faith and freedom. – Gustave Flaubert

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We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love. – Tom Robbins

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God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: Use me. – Rick Warren

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The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. – John Steinbeck

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