Andre Gide's Quote - The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a

Quote by Andre Gide

The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a

The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities…. I listen to them and they go away delighted. – Andre Gide

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