More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity. Francois Gautier More Quotes by Francois Gautier More Quotes From Francois Gautier Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much in this country, even though I remain a Westerner. Francois Gautier daughter mother country Many live in the ivory tower called reality; they never venture on the open sea of thought. Francois Gautier sea inspirational reality I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family. Francois Gautier intention france my-family I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early. Francois Gautier paris catholic class Also I have an interest in spirituality and it opens-up so many different areas of Indian life. Francois Gautier spirituality interest different The West remains obsessed by the caste system. Francois Gautier caste-system obsession west I started writing and photographing for different publications and finally ended up being the correspondent in South Asia, for the Geneva-based Journal de Geneve, which at one time used to be one of the best international newspapers in Europe. Francois Gautier asia writing europe