Quote by Marcel Proust
People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort

People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad. – Marcel Proust

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Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces. – Marcel Proust

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