Today’s episode delves into the intricate relationship between habit, memory, and love as explored by Marcel Proust in his monumental work, In Search of Lost Time. Lucas guides us through a profound excerpt where Proust posits that what truly reminds us of someone is often what we have forgotten, challenging our conventional understanding of memory. As Lucas highlights key phrases and concepts, he encourages us to reflect on how our perceptions of love and loss evolve over time, and how the act of forgetting can paradoxically preserve the essence of our past relationships.

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Excerpt from: Proust, Marcel. Swann’s Way. Translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrieff and Terence Kilmartin. Modern Library pbk. ed. The Modern Library Classics, v. 1. New York: Modern Library, 2003, pp. 300-301.