It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves—in finding themselves.

—André Gide

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André Paul Guillaume Gide (French: [ɑ̃dʁe pɔl ɡijom ʒid]; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author whose writing spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to...

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    It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.