“For a long time I used to go to bed early. Sometimes, when I had put out my candle, my eyes would close so quickly that I had not even time to say “I’m going to sleep.” And half an hour later the thought that it was time to go to sleep would awaken me; I would try to put away the book which, I imagined, was still in my hands, and to blow out the light; I had been thinking all the time, while I was asleep, of what I had just been reading, but my thoughts had run into a channel of their own, until I myself seemed actually to have become the subject of my book: a church, a quartet, the rivalry between Francois I and Charles V.”-Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way

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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”-Marcel Proust

Proust Quote Scrabble Tile Pendant by Gratitude Jewelry-$9.95
“…presently my aunt would dip a little madeleine in the boiling infusion, whose taste of dead leaves or faded blossom she so relished, and hand me a piece when it was sufficiently soft.”-Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”-Marcel Proust

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“On days like these I feel the need to go and lie down in a cork-lined room for several years.”-Marcel Proust

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Oh I loved the quotes! The Scrabble pendant is adorable. You always find the most unique lit gifts. I still treasure my Walt Whitman paper doll. He needs a few more outfits, though. 🙂
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Thanks! I decided to change it up for this one. I might do the quotes again. I love lit gifts, so I just curate this section with things I want for myself. I’m glad that Walt Whitman has a nice home with you. If you find or make more outfits for him, you’ll have to post them on your blog. 🙂
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I love this quote: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
…and the card that goes with it.
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Proust’s writing is full of beauty and truth.
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