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There is nothing like desire for obstructing any resemblance between what one says and what one has on one's mind.
There is nothing like desire for obstructing any resemblance between what one says and what one has on one's mind.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1896 AD · industrial
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- Marcel Proust
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1896 AD · industrial
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