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I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.


Albert Camus

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ALBERT CAMUS Oh she's nice, she's kind, innocent too. She's probably pretty, the right one for you. So just forge...
ALBERT CAMUS He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
ALBERT CAMUS How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spa...
ALBERT CAMUS What is a rebel? A man who says no
ALBERT CAMUS Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
ALBERT CAMUS When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears.
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