A woman one loves rarely suffices for all our needs, so we deceive her with another whom we do not love.
MARCEL PROUST
MARCEL PROUST
Marcel Proust on cheating
Marcel Proust79 quotes“A woman one loves rarely suffices for all our needs, so we deceive her with another whom we do not love.”
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