Happiness implied a choice, and within that choice a concerted will, a…

Albert Camus
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Happiness implied a choice, and within that choice a concerted will, a lucid desire. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.118, Vintage
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Happiness implied a choice, and within that choice a concerted will, a lucid desire. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.118, Vintage

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