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No doubt our love was still there, but quite simply it was unusable, heavy to carry, inert inside of us, sterile as crime or condemnation. It was no longer anything except a patience with no future and a stubborn wait.

Albert Camus

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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
Author
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French Resistance Fighter
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Waiting
Wait
Unusable
Future
Except
Inert
Stills
Crime
Sterile
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Inside
Condemnation
Anything
Longer
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Love
Simply
Patience
Doubt
Carry
Quite
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