Dream Quote by Marcel Proust
““Maybe it is nothingness that is real and our entire dream is nonexistent, but in that case we feel that these phrases of music, and these notions that exist in relation to our dream, must also be nothing. We will perish, but we have for hostages these divine captives who will follow us and share our fate. And death in their company is less bitter, less inglorious, perhaps less probable.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: In Search of Lost Time, 1913
Existential reflection that nothingness may be real, and shared fate with divine captives eases death's bitterness
In simple terms: Nothingness may be real; shared fate eases death
Key Takeaway
Find meaning in shared experience
Themes
existentialism
nihilism
companionship
Mood
philosophical
melancholic
Type
introspective
spiritual
When to use this quote
- contemplating mortality
- seeking purpose
- spiritual companionship
Key Concepts
Philosophy of being
death acceptance
Questions to Reflect On
- What gives meaning in a possibly meaningless world?
- How does shared destiny affect fear of death?
A Different Perspective
Philosophical ideas can be abstract and unsettling
![“[The Community's] crosses and trials give me confidence. But I derive my hope above all, and most especially, from our utter incapacity, for it is always upon nothingness that God is pleased to rear His works. If at any day we accomplish some good here, the glory will certainly be His alone, since…” quote by Theodore Guerin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b8/theodore-guerin-54729_accomplish_the-community-s-crosses-and-trials-give_7176.jpg)
![“For her [Françoise], wealth was like a necessary condition without which virtue would lack both merit and charm. She made so little distinction between the two that she came to see their qualities as interchangeable, expecting material comfort from virtue and moral edification from wealth.” quote by Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/573/marcel-proust-114_character_for-her-fran-oise-wealth-was-like-a-nece_2687.jpg)
