"There are optical illusions in time as well…" — Marcel Proust

"There are optical illusions in time as well as space."

— Marcel Proust

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303 Quotes by Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust has 303 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes. The situation that we…
A little insomnia is not without its value in making us appreciate sleep, in throwing a ray of light upon…
Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.
Our intellect is not the most subtle, the most powerful, the most appropriate, instrument for revealing the truth. It is…
The moments of the past do not remain still; they retain in our memory the motion which drew them towards…
There's nothing like desire to prevent the things one says from having any resemblance to the things in one's mind.
The only true voyage of discovery, . . . would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other…
If, I can someday see M. Claude Monet's garden, I feel sure that I shall see something that is not…
The features of our face are hardly more than gestures which force of habit made permanent. Nature, like the destruction…
There can be no peace of mind in love, since the advantage one has secured is never anything but a…
Indeed, among the lesser auxiliaries to success in love, an absence, the declining of an invitation to dinner, an unintentional,…
Thanks to art, instead of seeing one world, our own, we see it multiplied and as many original artists as…

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Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in… — Sai Baba
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and… — Mikhail Bakunin
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. — Douglas Adams
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little… — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure. — Scott Adams
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion. — Juliette Binoche
Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can't create it if you don't have one. — Brad Bird
Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with… — David Blaine
I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. — Lewis Black

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