I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost …

Albert Camus
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I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost the sea and found all luxuries gray and poverty unbearable. ✨ Albert Camus (1968). Lyrical and Critical Essays
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