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“The being that I shall be after death has no more reason to remember the man I have been since my birth than the latter to remember what I was before it.”

Quote by Marcel Proust

Book:Sodom and Gomorrah

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Sodom and Gomorrah

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Marcel Proust was a French novelist renowned for his magnum opus, 'In Search of Lost Time'. This novel is considered a classic of 20th-century literature, known for its intricate psychological portrayals and profound exploration of memory. more

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