But when a man has had only four hours' sleep he isn't sentimental. He…

Albert Camus
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But when a man has had only four hours' sleep he isn't sentimental. He sees things as they are: that is to say, he sees them in the garish light of justice; hideous, witless justice. ✨ ALBERT CAMUS (1971). NOBEL PRIZE LIBRARY
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But when a man has had only four hours' sleep he isn't sentimental. He sees things as they are: that is to say, he sees them in the garish light of justice; hideous, witless justice. ✨ ALBERT CAMUS (1971). NOBEL PRIZE LIBRARY

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