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At the moment in which, by virtue of the laws of refraction, the blurred outline of the protozoan with no individual existence which I was must have been reflected in the impassive current of her two brown eyes, I saw them light up . . . my eyes were met by the spontaneous incandescence and the flashing eyes of the Princesse, who had recognized me, showered upon me the sparkling and celestial rain of her smile.

Every other page makes me nauseous

Gems like: "On seeing into the real life of another person, learning the truth of an existence that is overlaid by an appearance of truth, we can expect as many surprises as though we were exploring a house of ordinary demeanor that turns out to be full of ill-gotten gains, cat burglar's jimmies, and corpses; and the opposite surprise can result if, instead..." are too long to post in an update.

Proust elaborates.

Why is Cathy Ames my favorite character

"Looking at her, I was filled with that renewed longing for life which any fresh glimpse of beauty and happiness can bring. This lovely girl, utterly different from the patterns of beauty devised by my mind in isolation, gave me an instantaneous taste for a particular form of happiness."

Maybe I’ll finish by the time I graduate