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No matter how the sun shone, the sea held forth no more promises.

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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
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The mistake that men make is that they do not believe in theater. Otherwise, they would know that every man is allowed to play thecelestial tragedies and to become god. All he has to do is harden his heart.
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The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
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