Characters in a novel or a play who act all the way through exactly as one expects them to... This consistency of theirs, which is held up to our adm… - André Gide

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Characters in a novel or a play who act all the way through exactly as one expects them to... This consistency of theirs, which is held up to our admiration, is on the contrary the very thing which makes us recognise that they are artificially composed.

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About André Gide

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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أكبر العقليات أكثرها معاناة من محدودياتها.

Seize from every moment it's unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys.

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