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Albert Camus
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You know, a man always judges himself by the balance he can strike between the needs of his body and the demands of his mind. You're judging yourself now, Mersaut, and you don't like the sentence. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.36, Vintage
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You know, a man always judges himself by the balance he can strike between the needs of his body and the demands of his mind. You're judging yourself now, Mersaut, and you don't like the sentence. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.36, Vintage

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