Marcel Proust Quotes

Marcel Proust Quote of the day

Creating is living doubly. The groping, anxious quest of a Proust, his meticulous collecting of flowers, of wallpapers, and of anxieties, signifies nothing else.

We don't receive wisdom

Reading is at the threshold of the spiritual life

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy

[They] can’t….understand you: you’re such an exceptional person. That’s what I liked about you from the start

She can't have understood you: you are so utterly different from ordinary men. That's what I liked about you when I first saw you

The so-called sensitivity of neurotics develops along with their egotism

In the V-shaped opening of her crape bodice Mlle. Vinteuil felt the sting of her friend's sudden kiss

Because happiness alone is good for the body

The particulars of life do not matter to the artist