Quotes by Proust, Marcel

The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to >>

Things don't change, but by and by our wishes change. >>

A cathedral, a wave of storm, a dancer's leap, never turn out to be as >>

Quotations about Lies and Lying

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the >>

Lying rides upon debt's back. >>

Where lies are easily admitted, the father of lies is not easily kept >>

Lies are essential to humanity. They are perhaps as important as the pursuit of pleasure and moreover are dictated by that pursuit.

Proust, Marcel