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But sometimes it takes more courage to live than to shoot yourself.
Albert Camus
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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
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This absurd, godless world is, then, peopled with men who think clearly and have ceased to hope. And I have not yet spoken of the most absurd character, who is the creator.
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Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
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