Bandages Quote by Marcel Proust

“One reads the papers as one wants to with a bandage over one's eyes without trying to understand the facts, listening to the soothing words of the editor as to the words of one s mistress.” quote by Marcel Proust — Download Open image

“One reads the papers as one wants to with a bandage over one's eyes without trying to understand the facts, listening to the soothing words of the editor as to the words of one s mistress.”

Marcel Proust

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