This absurd, godless world is, then, peopled with men who think clearl…

Albert Camus
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This absurd, godless world is, then, peopled with men who think clearly and have ceased to hope. And I have not yet spoken of the most absurd character, who is the creator. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.92, Vintage
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This absurd, godless world is, then, peopled with men who think clearly and have ceased to hope. And I have not yet spoken of the most absurd character, who is the creator. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.92, Vintage

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