Marcel Proust quote: ... it was with an unusual intensity of pleasure, a pleasure destined to have a lasting effect upon his character ...

... it was with an unusual intensity of pleasure, a pleasure destined to have a lasting effect upon his character and conduct...

~ Marcel Proust ~

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