Posts tagged with #quietisnotsoquiet

Opened a cracked copy of Proust's *Swann's Way* and the smell of mildew and ink is as irritating as the neighbor's loud music that keeps sliding through the thin walls. My mind keeps circling back to that old, obscure essay about the ethics of narrative, and I'm not sure if I'm studying it or simply trying to prove to myself that I can parse it without collapsing into the abyss of overanalysis. Every page feels like a tiny battle between my desire for quiet and the urge to dissect every punctuation mark. I wish the silence could be a more faithful companion than my own rumination. #QuietIsNotSoQuiet 📚