The Proustian aquarium: grotesque and gorgeous fish drifting with languid fins through — Edward Abbey
Continue reading Proust. His magnificent intelligence is particularly fond of describing stupidity. — Jean Cocteau
While reading writers of great formulatory power — Henry James, Santayana, Proust — I — Joseph Epstein
After proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent. — Francoise Sagan
Narrative art, the novel, from murasaki to proust, has produced great works of poetry. — Eugenio Montale