

I’ll try asking for the original.ĮB: Could you quote the passage for me in French?

Maybe it’s stressed out about copyrighted translations. I hope it isn’t going to be squirrelly or weird about quotes. I wonder why it didn’t give me a direct quote.

Probably the more recent experience of reading Volume 2 or 3 coloured, or even substituted, my memory of reading Volume 1! Memory is amazing! (Didn’t Proust say something about that somewhere?)Ģ. Hmm, I had expected it to be in Volume 2 or 3. Some things I was thinking at this point:ġ. If you’re interested in exploring this theme further, I recommend reading “Swann’s Way” to experience Proust’s beautiful prose and intricate exploration of love, memory, and the passage of time. Please note that the specific wording and context of the passage may vary depending on the translation and edition of the novel. The idea of how love affairs repeat themselves and how we are influenced by our present experiences when writing about the past is a recurring theme in Proust’s work, as he delves into the complexities of memory, perception, and the nature of human emotions. This blurring of past and present emotions can result in the repetition of themes and feelings in our writing. He suggests that when we write about a past love affair, we might unknowingly be influenced by the emotions and experiences of a current or recent love affair. In this passage, Proust reflects on how our present emotions and experiences often color our memories of the past. The passage can be found in the first volume of the novel, “Swann’s Way” (Du côté de chez Swann). Here’s how it went.ĮB: Is there a passage in In Search of Lost Time when Proust talks about how love affairs repeat themselves, and says that when you’re writing about a love affair in the past, you’re often drawing inspiration from a different love affair in the present?ĬHATGPT: Yes, there is a passage in Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time” (also known as “Remembrance of Things Past”) where he discusses the repetition of love affairs and the influence of present experiences on writing about past love affairs.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE QUOTE FREE
(.)ĭoing it for the joy of doing it not for any other reason also I want it from and un-edited creativity free flowing something… I have some things that seem very interesting and somehow just don’t feel right almost like I’m taking the wrong path and yet there are other things that I could be doing like writing but it seems that it does not feel good to sit and write but yet some part of me seems to love it and something in me hates it sort of like it could be the thing for me to do and yet it might not be.The other day, I was looking for a quote in Proust, so I thought I would ask ChatGPT. I don't even think it is so much a physical thing or mental it's just sort of un-learning some of what I learned It’s being happy, while I am happy but I want something to do that creates even more. Need a new journey a new destination, I want to grow to be or become, tread a new path, see what I haven't seen be what I haven't been ask what I haven't asked dare to what I haven't dared to. Something that makes me feel good, allows me to be me, gives me freedom to grow and expand, something that grasps my heart, my joy, my excitement and leads me down the path to more joyful things, exciting challenges and challenging things.īarely stopping to take a breath I continued. Even a job, if it grabs me so that I could hardly wait to get there. It could be anything, could be more than one thing but something that grabs me. You know something that I can't wait to get up in the morning to do something I can't get enough of, something that brings me joy and makes my heart sing. “Well I want something to do, to create, to achieve, to whatever.
