“Every reader is, when he reads, a reader of his own self. The writer’s work
is merely a kind of optical instrument which he offers to the reader
to enable him to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps
never have seen in himself.”~ Marcel Proust from Le temps retrouvé [Time Regained]
A Fondness For Reading 
I love that Proust quote!
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Thank you, Diane. I do, too!
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What a wonderful quote. So true, that’s why I love to read. We can all interpret things from a book in the way that mean the most to us.
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That’s well-said and I agree, Iliana. We do interpret things from a book in ways that mean the most to us. That’s also what is so fascinating about reading people’s responses to books you may have read. The wonderful world of book blogging!
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That is so true and describes the very best type of reading. I have this on my classics challenge list so lots to look forward too!
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Jane, I love the quotes I find from his books, but I haven’t read any of them. I must remedy that!
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