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The beauty of images lies behind things, the beauty of ideas in front of them.

The beauty of images lies behind things, the beauty of ideas in front of them.
– Marcel Proust

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  11. A book is no mere book anymore than man can be mere man. A book was like an individual man, unmatched and with no cause of existence beyond himself. – Marcel Proust
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  16. But I consoled myself with the reflexion that in spite of everything she was for me the real point of intersection between reality and dream. – Marcel Proust
  17. She was capable of causing me pain, but no longer any joy. Pain alone kept my wearisome attachment alive. – Marcel Proust
  18. … rejoicing in a peace which brings only an increase of anxiety,… – Marcel Proust
  19. She’s got feet like boats, whiskers like an American, and her undies are filthy. – Marcel Proust
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  22. Presently, one after another, like shyly hopping sparrows, her friends arrived, black against the snow. – Marcel Proust
  23. Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. – Marcel Proust
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  25. For with the perturbations of memory are linked the intermittencies of the heart. – Marcel Proust
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  36. It is a mistake to speak of a bad choice in love, since as soon as there is a choice it can only be a bad one. – Marcel Proust
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  38. When we are nice to others, we generally lose all claim to their respect. – Marcel Proust
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