“Characters,” p. 306
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The artist who is after success lets himself be influenced by the public. Generally such an artist contributes nothing new, for the public acclaims only what it already knows, what it recognizes.
— André Gide
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Source: Wikiquote: "André Gide" (Quotes, Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality (1964): Edited by Justin O'Brien)
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About André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.
About André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.
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