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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

Alone

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Marcel Proust is saying that people who are deeply anxious or obsessed are the ones responsible for creating major cultural achievements like religions and art. He emphasizes that these intense, troubled individuals, rather than calm or average people, have driven the most important contributions to human history.

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