There's nothing like desire to prevent the things one says from having…

Marcel Proust
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There's nothing like desire to prevent the things one says from having any resemblance to the things in one's mind. ✨ Marcel Proust (1948). The Maxims of Marcel Proust
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There's nothing like desire to prevent the things one says from having any resemblance to the things in one's mind. ✨ Marcel Proust (1948). The Maxims of Marcel Proust

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