Andre Gide Quotes on Art
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Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
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C'est avec de beaux sentiments qu'on fait de la mauvaise litterature.
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The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.
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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
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The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.
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There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
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'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.
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If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so.