The tragedy is not that we are alone, but that we cannot be. At times …

Albert Camus
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The tragedy is not that we are alone, but that we cannot be. At times I would give anything in the world to no longer be connected by anything to this universe of men. ✨ Albert Camus (2008). Notebooks, 1951-1959, Ivan R Dee
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