André Maurois Quotes

Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.

[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques...

One might have said that reason made him flee from reason.

Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.