Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by givin…

Marcel Proust
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Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best. ✨ Marcel Proust (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Marcel Proust (Illustrated), p.863, Delphi Classics
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