In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark …

Albert Camus
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In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Lyrical and Critical Essays, p.15, Vintage
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To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art. ✨ Albert Camus (1963). Carnets: 1935-1942
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Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears. ✨ Albert Camus (1978). Notebooks, 1935-1942, Harcourt
In Italian museums are sometimes found little painted screens that the priest used to hold in front of the face of condemned men to hide the scaffold from them. ✨ Albert Camus (1955). The Myth of Sis … ▶
There are means that cannot be excused. And I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want just any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and fals … ▶

In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Lyrical and Critical Essays, p.15, Vintage

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