Yes, I know what passion would fill me with all its power. Before, I w…

Albert Camus
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Yes, I know what passion would fill me with all its power. Before, I was too young. I got in the way. Now I know that acting and loving and suffering is living, of course, but it’s only living insofar as you can be transparent and accept your fate, like the unique reflection of a rainbow of joys and passions which is the same for everyone. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.41, Vintage
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