People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on …

Marcel Proust
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People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground. ✨ Marcel Proust (2016). In Search of Lost Time: Or “Á la Recherche du temps perdu”, p.2432, Jester House Publishing
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People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground. ✨ Marcel Proust (2016). In Search of Lost Time: Or “Á la Recherche du temps perdu”, p.2432, Jester House Publishing

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