Here is an interesting piece by Kristeva. I’ve not seriously read Proust, have never had the time, or relaxation, or patience, or freedom he requires. Perhaps I will change.
Reading Proust is like all projects at the beginning. They seem opaque, amorphous. Language are like that. Clay is. Music is. I am only just learning it, really learning it, about research, although I thought I knew.
You have to allow yourself to take risks and that has nothing to do with practical matters like the management of time.
Axé.