To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says but to go off with him and tra

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says but to go off with him and travel in his company.

Author: Andre Gide

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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

Not I, not anyone else, can travel that road for you, you must travel it for yourself.

You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.

Make voyages! Attempt them… there’s nothing else.

I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.