There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.
Andre MauroisTo be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
Andre MauroisAlmost 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.
Andre Maurois