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Quote by Andre Gide
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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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Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! – Andre Gide

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There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. – Andre Gide

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