In the past, the poverty they shared had a certain sweetness about it.…

Albert Camus
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In the past, the poverty they shared had a certain sweetness about it. When the end of the day came and they would eat their dinner in silence with the oil lamp between them, there was a secret joy in such simplicity, such retrenchment. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.15, Vintage
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In the past, the poverty they shared had a certain sweetness about it. When the end of the day came and they would eat their dinner in silence with the oil lamp between them, there was a secret joy in such simplicity, such retrenchment. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Happy Death, p.15, Vintage

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