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" Because one can avoid dangers by watching out while crossing the street, one has the impression that one can also avoid punishment. But punishments can come from within; and the unexpected danger may arise from the heart. The words she had spoken, “If you like, we could wrestle a bit more,” now horrified "

Marcel Proust , In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower


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Marcel Proust quote : Because one can avoid dangers by watching out while crossing the street, one has the impression that one can also avoid punishment. But punishments can come from within; and the unexpected danger may arise from the heart. The words she had spoken, “If you like, we could wrestle a bit more,” now horrified