"Even when one is no longer attached to things, it's still something to have been attached to them."
Marcel Proust
As a person who often mourns departures and detachments, I find these words comforting.
It's from Remembrance of Things Past, but I found this gem in Anne Fadiman's essay "Collecting Nature" where she meanders through literary and childhood anecdotes. (As children, she and her brother collected natural curiosities and filled a spare room they called The Serendipity Museum of Nature. How amazing! )
Needless to say, I've been wolfing down her book of essays, and I can't recommend it enough.
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I requested this book of essays from my library and just received notice it will be in tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling you will love it, Denise. Let me know how you like it!
ReplyDeleteHer other book of essays Ex Libris is also a good read (all about books and reading).
Also, I meant to tell you - I went to a Mark Strand reading at my local bookstore the other day. It was such a big moment. It was delightful to hear him read his poetry. Such a lovely man, really.