I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again. For everythin…

Albert Camus
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I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate. ✨ Albert Camus (2002). The Stranger, Spark Notes
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