Proust

Famous quotes containing the word proust:

    That translucent alabaster of our memories.
    —Marcel Proust (1871–1922)

    Neurosis has an absolute genius for malingering. There is no illness which it cannot counterfeit perfectly. If it is capable of deceiving the doctor, how should it fail to deceive the patient?
    —Marcel Proust (1871–1922)

    Oh, I love Proust. We all learned from him how to go back in time. The difference is that Proust stayed in his room, and he observed himself. He was Proust lying in his bed looking at Proust at the window who was looking at Proust in bed. In our generation’s case, we are always in the middle. We are never on the outside. Whatever happens, happens to us.
    Elie Wiesel (b. 1928)