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In the realm of the emotions, the real is indistinguishable from the imaginary. — Andre Gide

Novel

In the realm of the emotions, the real is indistinguishable from the imaginary.

In the original French

Dans le domaine des sentiments, le réel ne se distingue pas de l’imaginaire.

Andre Gide
The Counterfeiters · 1925
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Topic
Emotions
Medium
Novel
Time
1925
Person
Andre Gide
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Current citation
Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 1, ch. 8.
Original citation
Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 1, ch. 8.

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