Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory.
Andre GideWhat would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told.
Andre GideMan! The most complex of creatures, and for this reason the most dependant of creatures. On everything that has formed you, you may depend. Do not balk at this apparent slavery....a debtor to many, you pay for your advantages by the same number of dependencies. Understand that independence is a form of poverty; that many things claim you, that many also claim kinship with you.
Andre Gide