What was it said that "Life is too short, and Proust is too long?" I am not allergic to long books--I did read In Search of Lost Time through to the end--but I

What was it said that "Life is too short, and Proust is too long?" I am not allergic to long books--I did read In Search of Lost Time through to the end--but I'd like a glimmer of interest somewhere along the way. It doesn't sound as if most of the reviewers found that.