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Marcel Proust

Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces.

Marcel Proust

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Marcel Proust is saying that people who are deeply anxious or obsessed tend to create the most important and lasting achievements in culture and history. He believes that these intense, troubled individuals are the ones responsible for founding religions and producing great works of art.

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