Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922) was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist who wrote the influential novel À la recherche du temps perdu (Remembrance of Things Past), which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. He is considered by some to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
Quotes by Marcel Proust…
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.