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

Other quotes by Marcel Proust

A woman one loves rarely suffices for all our needs, so we deceive her with another whom we do not love. – Marcel Proust

Category:
Infidelity
Read Quote

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. – Marcel Proust

Category:
Art
Read Quote

The time at our disposal each day is elastic the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it. – Marcel Proust

Category:
Time
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
work
category

What I had to prove was that I had a dedication and a desire and a passion to do the work and everything else would fall in place because I have a vision that I want to portray and it did and I do it. I dont sell anything. – Kim Weston

Category:
work

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. – Mother Teresa

Category:
work

Im far from being god, but I work god damn hard. – Jay-Z

Category:
work

If you start by promising what you dont even have yet, youll lose your desire to work towards getting it. – Paulo Coelho

Category:
work

Random Quotes

Every time a resolve or fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing fruit, it is worse than a chance lost; it works to hinder future emotions from taking the normal path of discharge. – William James

Category:
Emotions

The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense. – Author unknown

Category:
Safety

One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty. – Edward Witten

Category:
Beauty

The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work. – Geezer Butler

Category:
Science