What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can b… - André Gide

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What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it.

André Gide

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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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Leo demasiado; todo eso fermenta.

Translation: To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

C'est avec de beaux sentiments qu'on fait de la mauvaise littérature.

What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it. - André Gide

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