...my house contains every useless thing in the world. it lacks only the one essential, a piece of sky like this one... - Marcel Proust

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Only imagination and belief can differentiate from the rest certain objects, certain people, and can create an atmosphere.

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The Guermantes Way · May 31, 2005 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

imagination art distance impression

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After luncheon the sun, conscious that it was Saturday, would blaze an hour longer in the zenith,...

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Du côté de chez Swann · March 1, 1988 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

sun weekend

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Aussi, les demeures disposées des deux côtés du chenal faisaient penser à des sites de la nature, mais d'une nature qui aurait créé ses œvres avec une imagination humaine.

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