A little insomnia is not without its value in making us appreciate sle…

Marcel Proust
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A little insomnia is not without its value in making us appreciate sleep, in throwing a ray of light upon that darkness. ✨ Marcel Proust (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Marcel Proust (Illustrated), p.2717, Delphi Classics
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