“It is not the contented or the glowing who have left many of the profound testimonies of what it means to be alive. It seems that such knowledge has usually been the privileged preserve of, and the only blessing granted to, the violently miserable.” Being HappyBeing SadBeing AliveMarcel ProustHow Proust Can Change Your Life Book:How Proust Can Change Your Life Source: How Proust Can Change Your Life