That abominable and sensual act called reading the newspaper, thanks to which all the misfortunes and cataclysms in the universe over the last twenty-four hours, the battles which cost the lives of fifty-thousand men, the murders, the strikes, the bankruptcies, the fires, the poisonings, the suicides, the divorces, the cruel emotions of statesmen and actors, are transformed for us, who don't even care, into a morning treat, blending in wonderfully, in a particularly exciting and tonic way, with the recommended ingestion of a few sips of cafe au lait.
My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing. - Marcel Proust
My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.
- Marcel Proust
with one image he would make that beauty explode into me. - Marcel Proust
with one image he would make that beauty explode into me.
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. - Marcel Proust
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. - Marcel Proust
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes. - Marcel Proust
Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes.
Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life. - Marcel Proust
Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.
One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself. - Marcel Proust
One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.
Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now. - Marcel Proust
Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.
When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest. - Marcel Proust
When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest.
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