We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder. - Andre Maurois. View more images...

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain. - Andre Maurois. View more images...

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. - Andre Maurois. View more images...

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 Maurois. View more images...