More from André Gide
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.
Andre Gide in: timothy James Brearton The Millionaire Rig Veda, Lulu.com, p. 40There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
More about happiness
C. S. Lewis1898–1963Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold (1956), Pt. 1, VII (Psyche)Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you, and be happy.
