"What a melancholy day!" I said. "Aren't you bored?" "Not … - André Gide

"What a melancholy day!" I said. "Aren't you bored?"

"Not particularly. I am reading."

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André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

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Alternative Names: André Paul Guillaume Gide • Andre Gide • Andre Paul Guillaume Gide

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Quel che si possiede in se stessi di diverso, è proprio quel che si possiede di rado, quel che attribuisce a ciascuno il suo valore; ed è proprio quello che si cerca di sopprimere. Si imita. E si pretende di amare la vita.

Le péché, c'est ce qui obscurcit l'âme.

Pour grandir, il faut porter loin de soi ses regards.Et puis ne regarder pas trop en arrière

"What a melancholy day!" I said. "Aren't you bored?" "Not particularly. I am reading." - André Gide

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