Dear Beauty: Such language. Tsk.
i guess it's of the same & somewhat perverse logic as that of the chinese proverb: yi du gong du, or fight poison with poison...
Dear Anon: LOL... so it it is... Proust was so very much a lotus-eater, i'm surprised he didn't take to opium; it's so him, don't you think?
like knowledge i suppose?- precious orchid
if proust were to live in our day, he'd be diagnosed with something or other!- precious orchid
Dear Precious Orchid: He was in bed much of his life and am sure he was diagnosed with something or other even during his time!
'Proust was so very much a lotus-eater'that's about one of the most concise - and penetrating - remarks about Proust that i've ever come across. thank you very much for the insight.
Dear Anon: I blush fetchingly.
"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more... to dream all the time." - Marcel Proust
Dear Beauty: Such language. Tsk.
ReplyDeletei guess it's of the same & somewhat perverse logic as that of the chinese proverb: yi du gong du, or fight poison with poison...
ReplyDeleteDear Anon: LOL... so it it is... Proust was so very much a lotus-eater, i'm surprised he didn't take to opium; it's so him, don't you think?
ReplyDeletelike knowledge i suppose?
ReplyDelete- precious orchid
if proust were to live in our day, he'd be diagnosed with something or other!
ReplyDelete- precious orchid
Dear Precious Orchid: He was in bed much of his life and am sure he was diagnosed with something or other even during his time!
ReplyDelete'Proust was so very much a lotus-eater'
ReplyDeletethat's about one of the most concise - and penetrating - remarks about Proust that i've ever come across. thank you very much for the insight.
Dear Anon: I blush fetchingly.
ReplyDelete