Difficult Quote by Andre Aciman

I'm sure Proust was a big bore.

— Truman Capote

“He was possessed of a belief that nothing existed, or to be more precise, that only when things were perceived could we be sure…

— M.T. Anderson

“The potential, for anything, was overwhelming to a degree that bothered him. It wasn’t, he thought, the idea of power. It certainly wasn’t that…

— Adam P. Knave

The marvellous thing about Proust - although it must have been a nightmare living in his head - is he forgot nothing. His obsession…

— Paterson Joseph

“He was surprised at how angry he sounded -no, how angry he felt. Because it was impossible. It was impossible and unfair, and he…

— Marissa Meyer

I wonder what Proust would have made of our present-day locus of collective fantasy, the Internet. I’m guessing he would have seized on its…

— Jennifer Egan

He was a volatile mixture of confidence and vulnerability. He could deliver extended monologues on professional matters, then promptly stop in his tracks to…

— Alain de Botton

His impact would have been of transient memory and comparatively small importance, had not that impact occurred at a time and in a way…

— Robert Welch

“it was impossible; trying to find a meaning in everything meant he had to remain alert and tense”

— Paulo Coelho

He had that rare weird electricity about him - that extremely wild and heavy presence that you only see in a person who has…

— Hunter S. Thompson

… he remained restrained and strangely composed. It was a composure born of extreme provocation. It stemmed from a lucidity that lies beyond rage.

— Arundhati Roy

“He was startled, but there was that about him which made it impossible to show what he felt, an instant and utter reflex of…

— Ellery Queen