"I have always thought that great artists were those who dared to confer the right of beauty on things so natural that people say on seeing them, "Wh… - André Gide

"I have always thought that great artists were those who dared to confer the right of beauty on things so natural that people say on seeing them, "Why did I never realize before that that was beautiful too?

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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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