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If nothing had any meaning, you would be right. But there is something that still has a meaning.


Albert Camus

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BUDDHA The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.
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ALBERT CAMUS To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others
ALBERT CAMUS Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
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
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