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I know [my label], in any case: a double face, a charming Janus, and underneath, the house motto: Be wary. On my business cards:Jean-Baptiste Clamence, actor.

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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
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I conceived at least one great love in my life, of which I was always the object.
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He was conscious of the disastrous fact that love and desire must be expressed in the same way.
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