Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.André Gide
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
— ANDRÉ GIDE
Novelist · 1869 – 1951
André Gide was a French novelist and critic whose works, including The Immoralist and The Counterfeiters, explored freedom, desire and self-deception. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 and influenced generations of European writers.
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