Quote by Marcel Proust
Every reader finds himself. The writers work is merely a kind of o

Every reader finds himself. The writers work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes it possible for the reader to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps never have seen in himself. – Marcel Proust

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The human plagiarism which is most difficult to avoid, for individuals… is the plagiarism of ourselves. – Marcel Proust

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Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments. – Marcel Proust

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Habits
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The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing. – Marcel Proust

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If Botticelli were alive today hed be working for Vogue. – Peter Ustinov

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Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it. – Rainer Maria Rilke

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Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments. – John Steinbeck

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It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man. – Benjamin Franklin

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Im a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative. – Betty White

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I dont have a religion. I believe in a God. I dont know what it looks like but its MY god. My own interpretation of the supernatural. – Jennifer Aniston

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I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun. – Lee Child

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