I enjoyed my own nature to the fullest, and we all know there lies hap…

Albert Camus
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I enjoyed my own nature to the fullest, and we all know there lies happiness, although, to soothe one another mutually, we occasionally pretend to condemn such joys as selfishness. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Fall, p.20, Vintage
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