Marcel Proust quotes with context

Marcel Proust (1871 to 1922) wrote the seven-volume novel “In Search of Lost Time”. Its most famous scene has the taste of a madeleine dipped in tea bring back an entire childhood. His subjects are memory, time and close perception.

7 quotes by Marcel Proust

Gratitude 7

  1. The end of a day that was is more beautiful than the morning that is to come.

  2. The irretrievable is hidden in every moment.

  3. The moment is the foundation of life, and we skip over it daily.

  4. The time we consider important and the time that was important are often different.

  5. The most beautiful stories don't end; they begin by being remembered.

  6. Forgetting is the enemy of fullness.

  7. What was yesterday is now the past, and already precious for that reason.

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