“ Words do not change their meaning over the centuries as much as names do for us in the space of a few years. Our memories and our hearts are not large enough to remain faithful. We have not room enough, in our present mental space, to keep the dead alongside the living. ”
Marcel Proust, The Guermantes Way (1920). copy citation
Author | Marcel Proust |
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Source | The Guermantes Way |
Topic | memory change |
Date | 1920 |
Language | English |
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Note | Translated by Mark Treharne |
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