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An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.
Albert Camus
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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
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Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday I can't be sure.
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And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness.
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Truth and freedom, having few lovers, are demanding mistresses.
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The certainty of a God giving meaning to life far surpasses in attractiveness the ability to behave badly with impunity. The choice would not be hard to make. But there is no choice and that is where the bitterness comes in. The absurd does not liberate it binds.
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