Andre GideAndre Gide, (1869-1951) French writer

Andre Gide Quote

“Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.”

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~ Andre Gide


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Anonymous, Reston, VA US

I don't think it is just the great authors (or even just authors) who do this. Nor do I believe that it takes making disagreement to make people aware of their differences. I suspect most are already quite aware of differences, and the real gift is to make others aware of the complexities and possibilities of the elements of truth in such differences...

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