No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.
ANDRE GIDE, Journals 1889-1949
Complete possession is proved only by giving.
ANDRÉ GIDE, Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality
I believe all that is possible is striving to come into being; and all that can will, if man helps.
ANDRÉ GIDE, The Fruits of the Earth
We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.
